Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago gang member charged in arson deathsMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago man is accused of killing a pregnant woman and her child by setting their North Side apartment building ablaze. Police say 18-year-old Jovan Djurdilov faces ch...
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Dismembered body found in Oak Park alley identifiedMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Authorities in Oak Park have identified the dismembered body found in bags in an alley Wednesday earlier this week. Oak Park police have identified the body as that of 1...
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Boston man wants to exhume Capone to prove he's relatedMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A Boston real estate investor believes so strongly that his grandfather was a famous Chicago gangster that he legally changed his last name to Capone six months ago. Chr...
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Report: Zell was on Blago campaign's listMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Sun-Times reports that two weeks before former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges his campaign was planning to solicit a $25,000 campaig...
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Ex-Chicago cop accused of mob ties gets 12 yearsMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A former Chicago police officer accused by federal prosecutors of being a "sleeper agent" for organized crime was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in federal prison for hi...
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Olympic apartments won't be 'white elephant,' IOC chief saysMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago, Madrid and other bidders for the 2016 Olympics should continue to plan thousands of apartments for athletes even with the collapse of house prices, Gilbert Fell...
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Oak Park couple find dismembered body in alleyMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Officials in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park say that a resident found garbage bags filled with human body parts in the alley behind his home. Harriet Hawkins says she no...
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Sears no more? Insurer plans to buy Tower's naming rightsMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the world's third-biggest insurance broker, will become a tenant of the Sears Tower in Chicago in a deal that will rename the tallest buildin...
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This guy's just really sure he's Capone's grandsonMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - A Boston real estate investor believes so strongly that his grandfather was a famous Chicago gangster that he's legally changed his last name to Capone. Christopher Capo...
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Sun-Times Media makes final payment in CanWest disputeMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Canadian newspaper company said Thursday it has received the final 34 million Canadian Dollars ($26.3 million) from Sun-Times Media Group Inc. to s...