Articles filed under Chicago
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FBI says e-mail scam not from OprahApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The FBI and "The Oprah Winfrey Show" say Internet users should beware of an e-mail scam disguised as the "Oprah Millionaire Contest Show." The FBI says as part of the sc...
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Jordan's locker up for auctionApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Michael Jordan fans will have a chance to buy one of his Chicago Bulls lockers along with other memorabilia in a charity auction next week. The Bulls and Hunt Auctions a...
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U.S. store traffic may drop 13 percent, ShopperTrak saysApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. retail store traffic may fall about 13 percent in the second quarter, matching a drop in the first, as consumers cut spending on discretionary purchases, according ...
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Give us the ears to hear corruption, prosecutors sayApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County and DuPage prosecutors made their case Thursday for why they should have the power to record political corruption suspects, but at least one legal expert fea...
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Two people killed in fiery crash on Dan RyanApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - An off-duty Chicago police officer crashed his sport utility vehicle into a car parked along an expressway early Friday, causing a fiery explosion that killed two people...
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Steppenwolf Theatre braves 'The Tempest'Apr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre Company's first-ever Shakespeare production arrives with a bang- several impressively theatrical ones, actually. Lights flash, thunder-making devices...
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Police trying to nab drivers who don't yieldApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Those police officers posing as pedestrians on the streets of Chicago are coming back and this time they're bringing their ticket books. After last year's sting operatio...
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Ex-death row inmate acquitted at retrialApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A 55-year-old former Chicago gang member who spent more than a decade on death row after being convicted by a corrupt judge was acquitted Wednesday in a retrial. "I feel...
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Boeing cuts jet production as economy hurts airlinesApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., the world's second- largest commercial-jet builder, said it will cut production of its largest models next year as the global recession hurts business at air...
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Are you a twit if you don't want to Twitter?Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Eily Toyama gave in after friends pestered her to join Facebook. But she used her cat's name instead of her own so she could avoid networking requests from people she di...