Articles filed under Chicago
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Mayor Daley nephew linked to warehouse leaseJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - A published report says a company co-owned by Mayor Richard Daley's nephew used Chicago pension funds to buy a warehouse that was later leased by the city for nearly $50...
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Blago joins cast of 'Rod Blagojevich Superstar'Jun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich claims that while he was still in office, he liked to call up the Chicago Cubs coaching staff and give pitching advice. Or at least ...
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Charges filed against man shot by copJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say charges have been filed against a man who was shot by an officer during a disrupted narcotics arrest on the city's West Side. Officers say 22-year-old...
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1 killed, 6 hurt in Dan Ryan crashJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago highway accident has killed one person and injured six others. Fire Department Chief Joe Roccasalva says the six survivors were taken to a hospital in serious-...
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Beatty seeks to renew Dick Tracy fight with TribJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Actor Warren Beatty asked a Delaware court to let him renew a four-year fight with Tribune Co., the bankrupt newspaper publisher, over the television and movie rights to...
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Metra names station after late Illinois legislatorJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago area commuter rail station is being named after the late Illinois Rep. Lovana Jones, who spent nearly 20 years in the state Legislature. Jones, who was known a...
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Blogger admits tale of ill child was hoaxJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - MOKENA -- The story was compelling: An unmarried Illinois mother chose to carry her terminally ill child to term rather than have an abortion because of her deep Christi...
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Chicago police shoot 22-year-oldJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The Independent Police Review Authority is investigating the shooting of a 22-year-old man by a Chicago police officer in a McDonald's parking lot. No officers were hurt...
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Mourners belt out blues to honor Koko TaylorJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Hundreds of mourners honored the memory of late blues legend Koko Taylor at her funeral by singing her signature song "Wang Dang Doodle" and remembering why she was know...
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Elgin man sentenced to 6 years on gun chargeJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - An Elgin man who sold a replica AK-47 assault rifle to an undercover police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison, authorities said Friday. A Kane County ju...