Articles filed under Chicago
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Peter Ueberroth says Chicago leads in Games questJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Peter Ueberroth has proclaimed Chicago the leader in the quest of the 2016 Olympic games. The former head of the U.S. Olympic Committee has in the past questioned Chicag...
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Producers extend Blago spoofJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich is the gift that keeps giving to Chicago comedians. Second City's musical comedy about the rise and fall of Illinois' disgraced former governor was suppo...
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Former Bears star Harper gets probation in fraud caseJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Chicago Bear Roland Harper was sentenced to a year of house arrest Tuesday for acting as a front man in a $1.5 million fraud involving a landscaping contract for ...
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Iraq Death Toll an Important ReminderJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for bringing the catastrophic number of Iraqi casualties to America's attention. Your article, "Secret tally: At least 87,215 Iraqis dead since 2005," served ...
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Chicago man shot to death, dragged by vehicleJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A 20-year-old Chicago man has died after he was shot to death, then held and dragged next to a car before he was released when the car struck another vehicle. The Cook C...
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Indicted alderman Carothers pleads not guiltyJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The chairman of the Chicago City Council's police and fire committee pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he accepted home repairs worth $40,000 plus campaign money...
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World War II vets commemorate D-Day invasion at Cantigny ParkJun 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Marvin Dyer still remembers clearly the day 65 years ago when as an Army 29th Infantry Division soldier, he prepared to step onto the sands of Omaha Beach. The 84-year-...
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Pro-Honduran crowd expected at Soldier FieldJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Soldier Field figures to resemble Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula more than middle-America when the United States plays Honduras in a World Cup qualifier Saturday night. ...
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Federal regulators shut down Bank of LincolnwoodJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Regulators have shut down Bank of Lincolnwood, a small bank in Illinois, marking the 37th failure this year of a federally insured bank. More are expected to succumb ami...
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Patti Blagojevich plays mom to D-list celebs on TVJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Once she was the first lady of Illinois. Now Patti Blagojevich is gagging down bugs and crawling through tropical slime in a race to be named Queen of the Jungle on a re...