Articles filed under Chicago
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Bond set at $500,000 for assault on disabled kidsJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago man charged with sexually assaulting two children with developmental disabilities has been ordered held on $500,000 bond. A judge set the bond for 43-year-old ...
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Funeral held for girl shot as she washed dogsJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Funeral services have been held for a 9-year-old Chicago girl gunned down as she washed her family's dogs. Mourners filed past Chastity Turner's casket one-by-one Friday...
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Oak Brook man charged with shooting at Chicago copJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A 34-year-old Oak Brook man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he fired on Chicago police officers during a foot chase about 11:30 p.m. Wednes...
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Port-a-potty explodes in Chicago lakefront parkJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Police say someone has used an explosive device to blow up a port-a-potty in a North Side Chicago lakefront park. Chicago Police Officer John Mirabelli says no one was i...
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Police arrest dozens at Taste of ChicagoJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say 31 people were arrested at a Taste of Chicago event on Friday, most of them for battery and reckless conduct. Police say two were charged for illegall...
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Chicago crime down 10 percent so far this yearJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say there was a 10.4 percent drop in total crime citywide in June compared to the same month last year. Officials say the city recorded fewer than 200 hom...
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Veteran broadcaster Norman Pellegrini dead at 79Jul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Veteran Chicago broadcaster Norman Pellegrini, who served as program director at fine arts station WFMT-FM 98.7 for more than 43 years has died at age 79. WFMT's general...
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Chicago police fatally shoot 16-year-old boyJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police fatally shot a 16-year-old boy after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers. The Cook County medical examiner's office has identified the teen as Rakeem N...
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United's bumpy start could cause losses, but not cripplingJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago-based UAL Corp.'s United Airlines could face millions of dollars in losses as it recovers from Thursday's computer glitch that canceled about 100 flights and del...
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'Boleros' a loving ode to long-term matrimonyJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The marriage adages of "for richer or for poorer" and "in sickness and in health" get hammered home in José Rivera's 2008 drama "Boleros for the Disenchanted." This funn...