Ted Cox
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FBI raid on Calabrese home turns up $725,000 in cash, guns, jewelryMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The FBI searched the Oak Brook home of convicted Chicago "Outfit" head Frank Calabrese Sr. Tuesday and turned up guns, money, documents and tape recordings hidden in sec...
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TCM's 'Road to Hollywood' tour coming to ChicagoMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Turner Classic Movies brings its "Road to Hollywood" touring film festival to Chicago next week with a free screening of the Alfred Hitchcock classic "North by Northwest...
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Mt. Prospect company sued for fraud, deceptive practicesMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez on Tuesday sued Mount Prospect-based Pondscapes, alleging consumer fraud and deceptive business practices, and citing shoddy a...
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Suit seeks to compel reform in education fundingMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is facing a new lawsuit charging that its method of funding education, based as it is heavily on property taxes, is inequitable. The suit was filed...
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Former Bolingbrook woman slaps village with suitMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - A thwarted Bolingbrook mayoral candidate filed a federal lawsuit against the village Monday over her petitions being disallowed, while she also charged defamation over c...
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GOP draws top spot on Cook ballotMar 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Republicans claimed the top spot on the ballot in Cook County for the fall general election in a lottery conducted Monday by Clerk David Orr. Cards marked for the Republ...
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Pat Brady re-elected state Republican chairmanMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Pat Brady of St. Charles was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Illinois Republican Party Central Committee Saturday in Springfield. Committee members endorsed Brady...
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Democrats select lieutenant governor finalistsMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - A political process mixing elements of old-school backroom dealmaking with new-school Internet social networking produced auditions akin to "American Idol" Saturday, as ...
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Art Institute debuts Matisse exhibit SaturdayMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The Art Institute opens a "landmark" Henri Matisse exhibit Saturday, with its own "Bathers by a River" as the centerpiece. "Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917" examin...
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Kukla, Fran and Ollie in a boxMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Here they are again Chicago's own beloved kid show "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" is out in a new box set containing five classic episodes. Compiled by Martin Tahse, who...