Articles filed under Chicago
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Grenade found inside sock on North Side sidewalkJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say a grenade found on a North Side sidewalk was real but incapable of exploding. Officer Gabrielle Lesniak said the grenade was found inside a sock Sunda...
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$9,000 stolen from Irish heritage centerJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police are investigating the theft of a safe from the Irish American Heritage Center on the weekend of the organization's yearly festival. Chicago Police Officer...
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Chicago lawyer convicted in $2.4 billion fraudJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Joseph Collins, Refco Inc.'s former outside lawyer, was convicted by a federal jury of helping Chief Executive Officer Phillip Bennett and other executives defraud inves...
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18th century violin stolen in Chicago is locatedJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say a stolen 18th century violin worth $200,000 about has been found in good condition near the city's downtown. Police say the violin's owner got an anon...
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Judge OK's $78,473.80 for Blago lawyers feesJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The judge presiding over former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case has approved the release of $78,473.80 from his campaign fund to pay his lawyers and buy them offi...
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Visitors to get inside look at Buckingham FountainJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Visitors can get an inside look at one of Chicago's most iconic monuments this summer. Tours of Chicago's Buckingham Fountain are happening Fridays through Sept. 4. Visi...
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O'Hare terminal offers new video on customsJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Passengers arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport from overseas are being greeted by new 46-inch flat screen televisions which give tips on the U.S. customs ...
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More bones found, cemetery closed to publicJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Authorities are closing the grounds of a historic black cemetery near Chicago where four employees are accused of digging up bodies to resell plots after more bones wer...
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Power outage knocks WTTW off the airJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - WTTW Channel 11 was off the air for about four hours due to a power outage Friday. The television station was one of 558 Chicago-area ComEd customers that lost power in ...
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Prison for man caught with gun near Obama's homeJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - A Cook County Circuit Court judge has handed down a 5-year prison sentence against a 31-year-old man who had a gun in his luxury car when he was arrested last September ...