Articles filed under Chicago
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Qantas cancels or delays 30 Boeing 787 ordersJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Qantas Airways Ltd. said Friday it has canceled orders for some Boeing 787s and delayed delivery of others as the recession slows air travel and tight credit...
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Trial date set for Blagojevich as former aides set to change pleasJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal judge on Thursday set a June 3, 2010, start date for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's trial on charges of scheming to sell or trade President Obama's U.S. Senate...
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Qantas cancels orders for 15 Boeing 787sJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. said Friday it had canceled orders for 15 Boeing 787s and delayed the delivery of a further 15 aircraft due to turbulent market condition...
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Naperville director's dream reaches new heights with 'Cirque Shanghai'Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Every high school band director dreams, at one time or another, of making it as a big-time director. Naperville resident Dwight Jordan, the director of "Cirque Shanghai:...
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Empress Casino reopens after fireJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Officials say thousands of people attended the grand reopening of the Empress Casino in Joliet, which has been closed since March after being damaged in a fire. Spokesma...
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RTA delays move on paratransit stopgapJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A Regional Transportation Authority committee on Thursday delayed a decision on whether to bail out the Pace paratransit rides program for the disabled, but reaffirmed i...
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Patti Blagojevich back in Chicago from the jungleJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich said Friday that making new friends during her time on NBC's reality show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" helped he...
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Sears Tower owners plan 500-room hotelJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Wind turbines, roof gardens and solar panels will join the pair of antennas atop the Sears Tower's staggered rooftops, said building officials who announced Wednesday th...
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Callaway service details setJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A funeral service for legendary Chicago journalist John Callaway will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Rockefeller Chapel on the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park...
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Even cops losing their jobs in recessionJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As hundreds of jobs in Chicago's police department go unfilled, officers who once patrolled the streets with partners are riding alone in what some cops bitterly call "r...