Articles filed under Chicago
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No serious injuries after car jumps retaining wall, hit by Blue Line trainJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Service on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line was disrupted early Thursday when an auto involved in an accident on the adjacent Eisenhower Expressway jumped a ret...
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'Bullet Proof Bandit' wanted in bank heistsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - FBI agents are on the lookout for the "Bullet Proof Bandit," wanted in at least three bank robberies in the Chicago area since March. The FBI said Wednesday the bandit s...
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Hartmarx creditors sue banks over $12 million lease settlementJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The creditors' committee for Hartmarx Corp. sued the secured lenders with a complaint asking the bankruptcy court to declare that $12 million resulting from termination ...
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Judge won't jail accused Ill. child porn collectorJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - A judge on Wednesday refused to jail a former school bus driver facing child pornography charges despite pleas from his suburban Chicago neighbors who want him kept far ...
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Guns, germs and hysteria beg answersJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Over the past month we have been bombarded by the media to the point of near hysteria about the H1N1 influenza which has resulted in five tragic deaths in the entire U.S...
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City officials should stop red light ticketsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - In the wake of the parking meter fiasco, here comes a millionaire alderman sending those who have gone through red lights to "red light school." A $100 ticket supplement...
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Joliet officer badly beaten by suspectJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Authorities say a Joliet police officer was seriously injured after a fight with a man who allegedly tried to burn down his ex-girlfriend's house. Joliet police on Wedne...
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Highway-straddling post office up for auctionJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - A former Chicago post office that spans an expressway and has sat vacant for 14 years is going up for auction. U.S. Postal Service spokesman Mark Reynolds says the 3-mil...
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Bike to Work event postponedJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - A forecast of bad weather is forcing the cancellation of a Bike to Work Week event Wednesday in Chicago sponsored by Pace and the Active Transportation Alliance. The two...
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Chicago area has 100 bank robberies so far in 2009Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The year isn't quite half over, and the Chicago area has had 100 bank robberies. That's according to the Bandit Tracker Chicago Web site. The site features photos and de...