Articles filed under Chicago
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Alderman: Art museum must increase free daysApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A member of the Chicago City Council is attempting to use a 118-year-old contract to increase the number of free admission days at the Art Institute of Chicago, even whi...
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Webster joins Wainwright's coaching staff at DePaulApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Kentucky assistant coach Tracy Webster has joined the DePaul men's basketball program's coaching staff, head coach Jerry Wainwright announced today. The native of...
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3 Chicago cops not guilty in bar brawlApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A judge found three Chicago police officers not guilty Tuesday of attacking two brothers in a tavern brawl caught on surveillance video, good news for a department that ...
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Deputy U.S. marshal guilty of leaking secrets to mobApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A deputy U.S. marshal has been convicted of leaking secret information to the mob about a witness in a federal organized crime investigation. Deputy marshal John T. Ambr...
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Motions in Sun-Times bankruptcy case approvedApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved several motions in the Chapter 11 case of the Sun-Times Media Group. Among the motions approved Tuesday were...
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McGraw-Hill profit falls 22 percent on drop in textbook, ratings salesApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - McGraw-Hill Cos., the owner of Standard & Poor's ratings service, reported first-quarter profit fell 22 percent and lowered its 2009 sales forecast as the recession supp...
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MacArthur annual grants go to 9 nonprofitsApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A union for self-employed women in India, a group that studies sociology in Russia, and a Chicago think-tank that runs a popular car-sharing service are among the winner...
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Mr. T called for jury dutyApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Pity the perspective juror who showed up for jury duty, but was dismissed after hours of down time used to sign autographs and pose for pictures. Actor Mr. T, who was bo...
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V.P. Biden tours Chicago factoryApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Vice President Joe Biden on Monday visited a reopened Chicago window factory that had been a symbol of the plight of the American worker but now is touted as an example ...
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Two DePaul coaches resign from Wainwright's staffApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - DePaul men's basketball coach Jerry Wainwright announced today that associate head coach Gary DeCesare and assistant coach Ramon Williams have resigned from their positi...