Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago church angered by choice of new preacherMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - One of Chicago's largest congregations isn't exactly rolling out the red carpet for its new senior minister. Upon hearing that the Rev. Carlton Pearson has been named le...
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Fergie Jenkins and Billy Pierce on two memorable baseball summersMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It's been 50 years since the 1959 White Sox wove their magic and made it to the World Series before eventually falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's been 40 years sin...
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Sun-Times judge approves adviser feesMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved fee changes for a firm serving as financial adviser and investment banker to the Sun-Times Media Group. One ...
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Schaumburg man held on $1 mil bond in Michigan Avenue shootingMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - A 19-year-old Schaumburg man remained jailed on a $1 million bond Monday following a Sunday afternoon shooting outside a posh store on Chicago's bustling Michigan Avenue...
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Playboy may scale back magazine after losses soarMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Executives at Playboy's parent company are considering cutting the magazine's frequency, reducing circulation or raising prices in order to save the money-lo...
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6-year-old dies when garage door fallsMay 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say a 6-year-old boy has died after an overhead garage door fell, striking him on the back. Authorities said late Saturday that they're uncertain how the ...
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Illinois confirms 421 cases of swine fluMay 09, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Health officials say they've confirmed 421 cases of swine flu in Illinois, including 187 in Chicago. Saturday's tally from the Illinois Department of Publ...
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Chicago police report murders decline 20 percentMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Officials of the Chicago Police Department say there has been a 20 percent decline in homicides in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last ye...
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Man indicted for traveling for sex with minorMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Federal prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted a Chicago man on charges of interstate travel to have sex with a 12-year-old girl. Twenty-year-old Vincen...
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Durbin lobbies for high-speed rail corridor between St. Louis, ChicagoMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill are lobbying for a high-speed rail corridor between St. Louis and Chicago. T...