Chicago
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Madigan throws legislative weight behind tax hike for mass transitAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - At the largest publicity push yet for transit tax hikes, supporters roped in heavyweight support as Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan unexpectedly took the stage to...
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Preserve 'fundamental notions of justice' government tells jury in mob trialAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Defendants for five accused mobsters will get their chance to frame the evidence in the "Family Secrets" mob trial this afternoon after Assistant U.S. Attorney Markus Fu...
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Don't be fooled by Outfit, jury toldAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - To acquit the men on trial in the "Family Secrets" mob case, prosecutor Markus Funk told the jury Monday, jurors have to believe that three of the defendants caught on t...
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$400,000 in cocaine found at O'HareAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - About $400,000 of cocaine was seized from the hollow frames of four metal vehicle tow bars on a cargo flight that flew into O'Hare International Airport on Monday, polic...
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Closing arguments to begin this afternoon in mob trialAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Closing arguments in the Family Secrets mob trial were to begin this afternoon. today, the judge in the case indicated after all sides rested this morning. There was lit...
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Latino workers step up fight for rightsAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Five months after they were abruptly fired from their jobs, dozens of Latinos who said they hadn't received severance pay returned to their former West Chicago workplace...
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Reading to your child is invaluableAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A study recently released by the University of Washington (Journal of Pediatrics, September 2007) suggests that infants who are exposed to "smart baby" DVDs and videos t...
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State law tackles predatory lendingAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois legislature this month passed a law that goes to the heart of the global subprime lending mess that is rattling the housing industry and shaking financial m...
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French won't extradite suspect in doctor's death
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - France will not extradite an American suspected of killing a dermatologist in Chicago last year, saying it cannot do so because he also is a French citizen. Hans Peterso...
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O'Hare feud grows with worker's arrestAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The tug of war between Bensenville and Chicago over expanding O'Hare International Airport led to an arrest Friday. Bensenville police arrested an unidentified man who ...