Articles filed under Chicago
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Ramis reflects on comedy career, recent honorJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The weather was wet, but the wit dry when Harold Ramis arrived at Chicago's Music Box Theatre to show his new movie "Year One" and accept a lifetime achievement award at...
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Alvarez becomes president of Chicago bar groupJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez is set to become the first sitting state's attorney to lead the Chicago Bar Association. Alvarez will be sworn in as president...
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Prosecutors say escrow company endangered homeownersJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Attorney General's office filed suit Tuesday against a Chicago escrow company, charging it failed to pay property taxes on houses and left owners in danger ...
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Exelon starts proxy battle to win support for NRG bidJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp., the largest U.S. utility owner by market value, began its proxy fight and extended an exchange offer to win investor support for a proposed $6.2 billion t...
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Schaumburg's Post Honeymoon to play the HideoutJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The aptly named Chicago husband-and-wife group Post Honeymoon has an album-release show for its eponymous debut at Chicago's renowned Hideout this weekend. Schaumburg na...
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IOC chief: Economics shouldn't drive 2016 Olympic voteJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Financial considerations should not drive the decision on which city hosts the 2016 Olympics, IOC president Jacques Rogge said Tuesday on the e...
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Chicago leads off presentations to Olympic committee membersJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The four cities bidding for the 2016 Olympics took their case directly to the voters on Wednesday, stressing the backing of their government lea...
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General Growth reports net lossJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Shopping-mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. reported a $7.5 million net loss in April on revenue of $101.3 million. Operating income for the month was $41.7 mill...
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Chicago woman charged with child endangerment at Deerfield storeJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago woman faces a misdemeanor child endangerment charge after leaving her 39-day-old son unattended, except for two dogs, in her unlocked car outside a Deerfield p...
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ICAP to buy Chicago's Ocean TomoJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - ICAP Plc, the world's biggest broker of transactions between banks, agreed to buy Ocean Tomo LLC's patent-brokerage business for an initial $10 million. ICAP will pay $5...