Articles filed under Chicago
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United computer glitch delays weekend for someJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The Posner family from Buffalo Grove was headed to Montreal Thursday morning to visit family for the long weekend. Instead, they got a "pre-vacation" ride on Chicago's e...
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British Airways delays Boeing planesJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - British Airways Plc, Europe's third- largest airline, will extend capacity reductions, ground planes and delay deliveries of superjumbo aircraft as demand for air travel...
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'The Girl From Monaco' simply despicableJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - 'The Girl From Monaco' I truly hated this despicable piece of French misogyny. A straight-laced middle-aged attorney (Fabrice Luchini) gets his conservative world rocke...
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FBI searches for Ill. man convicted in 2003 murderJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The FBI is searching for a 28-year-old Chicago man who's been convicted in a 2003 murder. The FBI says Jesus Sanchez was convicted in absentia of killing a 25-year-old m...
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New citizens celebrate becoming an AmericanJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - For Sungjoo Yoo, neither age nor language could prevent him from coming to America and becoming a citizen. The 80-year-old Chicago resident, originally from Korea, got h...
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Real estate magnate Dempsey Travis dead at 89Jul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Dempsey Travis, a stockyards worker's son who rose to become a real estate magnate, civil rights activist and jazz musician, has died at age 89. The self-made millionair...
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Chicago parks: Don't dump your ashesJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Park District is encouraging one Fourth of July tradition and discouraging another. The district welcomes people to bring their grills to city parks to barbe...
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18 months in prison for Blago investigation doctorJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - A suburban doctor who became tangled in the corruption investigation surrounding ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for...
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Exelon raises bid for NRG Energy to $8 billionJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Exelon Corp. on Thursday sweetened its hostile takeover bid for rival power generator NRG Energy Inc. by 12 percent to $8 billion in stock, citing newl...
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Crews respond to Hammond gas leak, fireJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. -- No serious injuries are reported from a natural gas leak and fire in the Hessville neighborhood of Hammond. Police Chief Brian Miller says a power line...