Articles filed under Chicago
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Boeing to split tanker deal with NorthrupApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Boeing Co.'s top defense executive said Wednesday the company will support splitting a $35 billion contract with rival Northrop Grumman Corp. for new Air F...
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FBI chief: Deputy talked to friend with mob tiesApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - A deputy U.S. marshal admitted in an emotional confrontation with federal lawmen he told secrets of a major organized crime investigation to a longtime friend with ties ...
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Officials fighting Art Institute admission hikeApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Members of the Chicago City Council are urging the city's park district to repeal a 50 percent increase in the admission fee at the Art Institute of Chicago. Last month,...
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Bankrupt Sun-Times cuts 140 non-union jobsApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - A published report says Sun-Times Media Group Inc. trimmed about 140 jobs last week to reduce costs during its bankruptcy reorganization. A Sun-Times spokeswoman told Cr...
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USG shows 1Q loss of $42 millionApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - USG Corp., North America's largest maker of gypsum wallboard, posted a first-quarter net loss of $42 million, or 42 cents a share. That compares with a net loss of $41 m...
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Men get 140 years for killing girl on playgroundApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Two men have been sentenced to a combined 140 years in prison for the gang-related shooting of a 13-year-old girl on a Chicago playground. Cook County Judge Nicholas For...
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Northern Trust earnings fall 58 percent as fee income dropsApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp.'s first- quarter earnings dropped 58 percent as fee income declined a year after proceeds from the initial public offering of Visa Inc. added to its...
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Son remembers father's career as crime reporterApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Earl "Skip" Aykroid's father wasn't a gangster, but he got closer to the mob scene than many who lived to tell about it. Aykroid's father, H. Earl Aykroid, was a reporte...
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MacDougal sent down by Sox; Egbert recalled from AAAApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Prior to Tuesday night's game at Baltimore, the Chicago White Sox designated right-handed reliever Mike MacDougal for assignment and recalled right-hander Jack Egbert fr...
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Stimulus money paying for Chicago subway repairsApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The nation's second largest transit system has already begun using federal stimulus money to repair Chicago's aging subway network, officials said Monday. Nearly $90 mil...