Chuck Goudie
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Chicago cops wounded, accused shooter walksAug 29, 2011 6:26 pm - The most dangerous place for a Chicago police officer is: a. Face-to-face with a heavily armed drug gang. b. Trapped by gangbangers at the end of a dark alley in Englewo...
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Drunk Naperville students a wakeup call - and maybe more - for parentsAug 22, 2011 6:46 am - As their parents slept or were oblivious to what was happening at their homes, a sizable group of Naperville high school seniors threw a round-robin of parties last week...
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Metra lobbying, fare plans deliver all the shock riders needAug 16, 2011 11:59 am - How thoughtful that Metra plans to install defibrillators on all of its commuter trains. And how fitting that the agency’s defib announcement was made a few days ago in ...
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Petraeus protege brings honor, experience to Veterans AffairsAug 09, 2011 12:21 pm - You don’t have to be an ex-bus driver to lead the Department of Transportation. It certainly isn’t necessary to be a former state prison inmate to run the Department of...
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Blagojevich name still appropriate for tollway signsAug 02, 2011 3:00 pm - News headline: Illinois road tolls would almost double. Other than state impeachment papers and federal jury forms stamped “guilty,” the most appropriate place for Rod B...
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For Obama, it has always been about the next electionJul 24, 2011 6:18 pm - “The next election is more important than doing what's right for the country.” Those words came from the mouth of House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday, in describing wha...
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Should Emanuel be fundraising for Obama, or Chicago?Jul 20, 2011 8:37 pm - Until now, Rahm Emanuel has had pretty good timing. When the halo was still in place overhead Barack Obama, Emanuel grabbed ahold. When Mayor Richard M. Daley got out, ...
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Blame prosecutors, not juries, for verdictsJul 13, 2011 2:21 pm - In just a finger snap, it seems the American jury system has gone from worst to first and back again. A year ago, there was public indignation when a federal court jury ...
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Why Blagojevich ought to be celebratingJul 06, 2011 10:09 am - As the sun ascends over Chicago's partly alabaster skyline, it is the dawn of Rod Blagojevich's favorite day. Despite his awakening as a convicted bribemaster, Mr. Blago...
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Mob bosses find out in the open is often best place to hideJun 28, 2011 5:07 am - There is a place on the West side where Chicago, Oak Park, River Forest and Elmwood Park meld into Mobdom’s Mecca. It is the most hallowed ground that white patent leath...