Articles filed under Chicago
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Divers learn more about 1909 crib fireMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It was an unusually warm January day when workers at Mount Greenwood Cemetery lowered dozens of caskets into a mass grave as deep and wide as a basement. More than 50 me...
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Chicago man accused of stabbing Wis. girlfriendMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - DOVER, Wis. -- A Chicago man is charged with stabbing his Wisconsin girlfriend and himself in a failed murder-suicide attempt. Twenty-one-year-old Titus A. Harper was ch...
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Cub fans start new century by cremating their cursesMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Dedicated Chicago Cubs fans will try to throw off a century of bad karma by holding the funeral at the beginning of the season this year. Perhaps reinforcing the belief ...
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Museum of Science and Industry reopens Smart HomeMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Visitors will again be able to stroll through the Museum of Science and Industry's environmentally friendly home exhibit after a brief closure and renovation. Museum off...
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$20,000 reward offered in 1992 Chicago cold caseMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The FBI and Chicago Police Department have announced a $20,000 reward for information about a 28-year-old woman missing since 1992. Elizabeth Veloz was last seen on July...
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Chicagoan's death in Puerto Rico leads to probeMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The death of a Chicago tourist who had a heart attack at Puerto Rico's main airport has raised concerns among lawmakers in the U.S. territory. H...
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Industrial production fell in Feb. for fourth monthMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Industrial production fell in February for the fourth consecutive month as auto cutbacks and collapsing exports spilled across the U.S. economy. Output at factories, min...
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Bridge fall death ruled accidentalMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The Cook County medical examiner's office has ruled that the weekend death of a Wisconsin man who fell from a bridge in downtown Chicago was accidental. After an autopsy...
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Expedition finds mass grave of young dinosaursMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Apparently, reckless adolescent behavior has been around a lot longer a lot longer than people realize. As a matter of fact, it's been around a lot longer than people. U...
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Ocean Tomo cuts 20 percent of workforceMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Ocean Tomo LLC, the Chicago-based merchant bank that conducts auctions of patents and other intellectual-property assets, laid off 20 percent of its workforce and is sca...