Articles filed under Chicago
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Blagojevich to be in The Second City showJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the target of comedian's jokes since his arrest and impeachment, is getting in on the jokes with Chicago's famed The Second City....
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Consideration of Sun-Times bonus plan on holdJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Sun-Times Media Group asked a bankruptcy judge Wednesday to delay consideration of proposed bonuses of up to $1.8 million for certain employees i...
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Feds: 7 pistols stolen from Miss. police department found in ChicagoJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. -- Federal prosecutors say seven of the 11 pistols stolen from a Mississippi police department have been found in Chicago. Prison inmates in a community w...
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Ex-securities dealer gets 21 years for stock salesJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - A former securities dealer was sentenced Tuesday to more than 21 years in federal prison for orchestrating the $3.5 million sale of worthless stock over the Internet. Fr...
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1,000 jobs to be cut at Chicago Public SchoolsJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools officials say they'll lay off 500 employees within the next few weeks and another 500 over the next year to help fill a budget shortfall. Spokeswo...
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Printer R.R. Donnelley sweetens offer to buy Quebecor WorldJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. sweetened its unsolicited offer made on May 12 to buy Quebecor World Inc., the second-largest commercial printer in the U.S., which has commenc...
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Stolen artifacts being sent back to ItalyJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - When John Sisto's relatives cleaned out the collectibles dealer's suburban home after his death in 2007, they found thousands of Italian artifacts, manuscripts and antiq...
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Fitzgerald threatens to sue publisher over bookJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The top federal prosecutor in Chicago is threatening to sue publisher Harper Collins, saying one of its books about the prosecution of terrorism cases "defamed me and pl...
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TBS comedy festival aims for local laughsJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Yes, we know Blago is comedy gold. But are Chicago and the suburbs funny? The area will be, starting next week, when TBS hosts its annual "Very Funny Festival: Just for ...
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Chicago to receive historic blues music markerJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The Mississippi Blues Commission plans to place a historical marker in Chicago's Grant Park to honor the city's legacy of blues music. Chicago's Mayor's Office of Speci...