Articles filed under Chicago
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Quigley blunt, reform-mindedApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Congressman-elect Mike Quigley is known for being an independent, reform-minded politician, but he learned politics the old-school Chicago way. Quigley worked for Alderm...
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Boeing earnings hurt by 777 production slumpApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. may signal that production slowdowns will spread to the 737, the world's best- selling airliner, when the planemaker reports profit tomorrow. Boeing announced...
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Woman strangled, dumped in creekApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Police say a Chicago woman found dead in a creek in the southern suburb of Dolton had been reported missing by her mother early this month. Dolton Fire Chief Jerry McCul...
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$2.5 billion Midway Airport lease deal officially deadApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago officials say talks calling on a $2.5 billion deal to lease Midway Airport to private investors have collapsed because of the economy. The deal could have made M...
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Mob prosecutor: Marshal acted guiltyApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago's top federal prosecutor says a deputy marshal charged with leaking details of a major mob investigation was highly stressed when confronted with the evidence. U...
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Blue Line to receive improvement moneyApr 19, 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. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Chicago May...
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Happy 'Talk Like Shakespeare Day'Apr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - In honor of William Shakespeare's upcoming birthday, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has proclaimed "Talk Like Shakespeare Day" in the city. Although Shakespeare's actual...
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Medical examiner: Falling death was accidentalApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The Cook County medical examiner says the death of a 29-year-old woman who fell from a downtown Chicago apartment building was an accident. Authorities say Brittney Staf...
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Chicago news veteran shares stories of murder and mayhemApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Veteran Chicago newsman John Drummond was covering the trial of some mob henchman when they started giving the snap-brimmed, stogie-chewing reporter a hard time. Drummon...
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Man jailed for 26 years declared innocentApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit was officially declared innocent Friday, ending a long wait to clear his name. Cook County Circuit Judge...