Articles filed under Chicago
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Arlington Heights' Honest Abe on tour in ChicagoMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Abe Lincoln is takin' it on the road. A half-size replica of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, by Arlington Heights sculptor Fran Volz, just wrapped up its stay at Chi...
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CTA highlights crisis with public pensionsMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority retirement plan had a $1.5 billion hole in its stash of assets in 2007. At the height of a four-year bull market, it didn't have enough cas...
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Trump Tower suit on holdMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Real estate developer Donald Trump and a unit of Deutsche Bank AG agreed to suspend legal action over financing to build Trump's 92-story luxury hotel and condominium to...
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Police: 7 cops to blame for impersonatorMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Police in Chicago say an internal investigation shows seven officers broke department rules when a 14-year-old boy allegedly impersonated an officer for several hours. S...
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New book on farm land Lincoln once ownedMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - LERNA -- Kurt Peterson wrote a book on the history of Coles County farmland Abraham Lincoln once owned, but he thinks it really shows Lincoln's "very complicated" relati...
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Voter turnout for Emanuel's seat to be lowMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Voting was at a trickle Tuesday as nearly two dozen candidates competed for their party's nomination in a special primary election for the seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Rahm...
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2 Chicago patients die of bacteria infectionsMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Roseland Community Hospital officials say two patients in intensive care died after becoming infected with a common, drug-resistant bacterial infection. Director of Exte...
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Aon: AIG insurance unit showed 'clear deterioration'Mar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Aon Corp., the world's biggest broker, told clients that insurance operations at American International Group Inc. showed "clear deterioration" in the last three months ...
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Law firm eliminates free coffeeMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - First the Chicago law firm of McDermott Will & Emery laid off 60 associates and 89 staff members. Now the firm will no longer provide free coffee to its lawyers. McDermo...
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General Growth gets $400 mil in mall bidsMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the mall owner at risk of bankruptcy, received offers of almost $400 million for properties including Boston's Faneuil Hall and New York'...