Articles filed under Chicago
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Pediatricians take on bullies, dating violenceJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to take an active role in preventing bullying in schools and violence among dating teenagers. The academy gives doctors ...
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Physicians head to Chicago for annual AMA meetingJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Hundreds of doctors are heading to Chicago this weekend for the start of the American Medical Association's annual meeting. Delegates to the nation's largest doctors' gr...
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Lawsuit claims mother shackled while in laborJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal lawsuit has been filed by a former Cook County Jail inmate who alleges she was shackled to a bed while giving birth last year at Stroger Hospital. Marilu Moral...
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Late blues great Koko Taylor gets musical sendoffJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Hundreds of mourners turned out Thursday at a music-filled wake and memorial service for Chicago blues icon Koko Taylor, whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned he...
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Court throws out priest lawsuitJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - An Illinois Appellate Court says a Roman Catholic priest can't sue the men who accused him of molesting them as teenagers. The Rev. Robert Stepek filed the defamation la...
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Supreme Court turns down Conrad Black bail requestJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down former media executive Conrad Black's request to be released from a Florida prison while he appeals his fraud con...
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Sun-Times wins approval for $37.5 million settlementJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Sun-Times Media Group Inc., the newspaper publisher once led by Conrad Black as Hollinger International Inc., won court approval for a $37.5 million settlement of a shar...
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Boeing cuts 20-year jet delivery forecast for first time in decadeJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. has lowered its 20-year forecast for the commercial airplane market for the first time in at least a decade, citing the global recession, declining passenger ...
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Late blues great Koko Taylor gets musical sendoffJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The late legendary blues singer Koko Taylor is set to receive a musical tribute fit for a queen. Denise Williams, Otis Clay and other musicians in town for this weekend'...
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Jewel-Osco offering grants to help food pantries, soup kitchensJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Grocery chain Jewel-Osco has announced it's accepting applications for grants to help food pantries and soup kitchens in Illinois and Indiana. Eligible agencies can appl...