Articles filed under Chicago
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New rail money to put the 'go' back in ChicagoJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - When a train screeches to a halt in Chicago, freight and passenger trains from as far away as Baltimore or Los Angeles are sometimes forced to apply their brakes as well...
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Patronage hiring still plagues ChicagoJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A court-appointed monitor says patronage hiring by the administration of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley continues, but the city is making progress in cleaning up its scanda...
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Sun-Times suspends pension paymentsJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Crain's Chicago Business reported Friday that Sun-Times Media Group Inc., parent of the Chicago Sun-Times and a string of suburban weeklies, failed to make $800,000 in r...
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Men accused of stealing puppies, later killing oneJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Two young men are accused of swiping two Pomeranian puppies from a Lombard pet store in a crime that ended up with one of the dogs dead. Police still are trying to dete...
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2 Chicago police officers shot in legsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Two Chicago police officers have been shot while executing a search warrant at a South Side home. Officials say the officers were wearing full body armor when they knock...
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Jumbled bones at cemetery may be hard to IDJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Human remains strewn amid overgrown weeds have deteriorated into jumbled bones. Paper records in a rusted metal cabinet have dissolved into dust. Days after horrified re...
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Two workers injured at Chicago factory explosion; trains stoppedJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Fire officials are blaming a chemical reaction for an explosion at a Chicago food manufacturing plant that left two workers injured — one seriously. Deputy Fire Chief ...
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Madigan won't testify on U of I admissionsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A spokesman for Mike Madigan says the House speaker will not testify before the commission investigation the influence of lawmakers and others on admissions at the Unive...
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Arlington Heights resident leads fight against tower renamingJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Within two hours of learning last March of the Sears Tower's looming name change, Alex Lucas of Arlington Heights had a Web site up and running. "I knew that time was of...
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Pace solution to budget woes ruffles feathers on RTA boardJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Turf wars between Chicago and suburban transit agencies could leave disabled bus riders in the lurch this fall because of a budget deficit. RTA directors today voted dow...