Articles filed under Chicago
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Services will collapse without tax increaseJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Though no one is overjoyed about increased taxes, we feel it important to support Governor Quinn's proposed revenue plan in order to lay the foundation for a more secure...
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UAL to furlough another 600 flight attendantsJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines said on Monday it needs to furlough another 600 flight attendants this fall because of the slow economy. United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said another f...
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Quinn is out of touch with taxpayersJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinoisans are not buying Governor Quinn's gloom-and-doom talk that the state's public health system will crumble and public safety will be compromised if he isn't allo...
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Reward offered for information in boy's deathJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The family of a 13-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run accident in Chicago is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. Chicago police say the t...
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Metra to get $46.6 million in stimulus money for repairsJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Chicago-are commuter rail agency Metra is set to receive $46.6 million in federal economic stimulus money for improvements on three of its lines. Separ...
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4 shot on Chicago's South SideJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say four people -- a woman, two men and a 17-year-old boy -- were shot during a fight on a South Side street. Officers say the four got into a quarrel wit...
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Priest leads tough city school - with students' helpJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Wearing his white shirt and tie, Christopher Devron looks very much like the lawyer he seemed destined to be after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1989. ...
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WBBM-AM news radio temporarily loses powerJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - News radio station WBBM-AM (780) was temporarily knocked off the air early Friday afternoon by a power loss at its Itasca transmitter. Director of News and Programming R...
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Exelon slows Byron 2 reactor to 90% capacityJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp., the largest U.S. nuclear power producer, slowed the Byron 2 reactor in Illinois to 90 percent of capacity from 100 percent yesterday, according to a repor...
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Boeing, Airbus battle 'raging skepticism' over outputJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. spent much of this week's Paris Air Show urging suppliers to keep their assembly lines ready to respond quickly when the recession ends and ord...