Articles filed under Chicago
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Prosecutor: Chicago jobs swapped for campaign workMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal prosecutor began wrapping up the fraud case against the city's former streets and sanitation commissioner Wednesday, saying he helped elect Mayor Richard M. Da...
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Another Chicago Public Schools student slainMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A 15-year-old teen has become the 29th Chicago Public Schools student slain during the current school year. Authorities say Lee Miller was gunned down Monday within bloc...
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Boeing 787 will be overweight, ILFC's Udvar-Hazy saysMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s first batch of 787 Dreamliners will be overweight and have other performance issues, trailing airlines' expectations, according to International Lease Fina...
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Protests planned during I0C visitMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Opponents of the city of Chicago's efforts to land the 2016 Olympic Games say they will hold a rally on the day international Olympics officials visit the city to assess...
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Rank-and-file trash Chicago police superintendentMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis has received an unflattering performance review from members of the Fraternal Order of Police. Union president Mark Donahue says ...
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Computer crash briefly sends Cook jail back to the paper ageMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - An 18-hour crash Monday of a 30-year-old computer system at Cook County Jail delayed court hearings and interfered with the release of some prisoners, a jail watchdog sa...
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Railway agrees to quiet zones in suburban ChicagoMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A railway company plans to reduce the noise its trains make on stretches of track in suburban Chicago. U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski helped broker an agreement with Canadian Na...
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General Growth gets reprieve on $2.58 billion in debtMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the U.S. shopping mall owner trying to stave off bankruptcy, said lenders agreed to delay until Dec. 31 efforts to seek remedies to a def...
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Man compensated for wrongful imprisonmentMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago will pay $2.7 million to a man who spent 27 years in prison for the rape of a 9-year-old girl, only to be cleared by DNA evidence. Michael Evans was ...
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Dome sweet dome: Museum honoring design scientist FullerMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The work of Buckminster Fuller, visionary as it was, doesn't just belong in a museum, and Ron Gaskins has the proof in his Arlington Heights back yard. Gaskins has a gar...