Articles filed under Chicago
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Teens plead guilty to burning Chicago womanFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Two teenagers have pleaded guilty in an attack last summer that left a Chicago woman with third-degree burns from a caustic liquid. Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for th...
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Legislature considering taking away free ridesFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - State Rep. Suzi Bassi, a Palatine Republican, has offered legislation that requires seniors to meet income guidelines in order to qualify for free rides on public transp...
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Money en route to O'Hare modernization programFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The O'Hare Modernization Program is on track to get a $182 million windfall. Chicago officials announced Friday the Federal Aviation Administration sanctioned its latest...
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Chicago purchasers index inches up from record lowFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. business activity contracted in February for a fifth consecutive month, a sign manufacturing is weakening as the recession extends into a second year. The Institute...
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Chicago mayor not revealing project listFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he is holding back his list of projects that could be funded by federal stimulus money because he's afraid of raising political expectat...
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Man gets probation for killing wifeFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - An 86-year-old man has received a probation sentence in connection with the shooting death of his 89-year-old wife. Charles Smith says his wife, Betty, suffered from Alz...
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Chicago newspaper convention canceled amid industry woesFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - RESTON, Va. -- An annual convention of newspaper editors has been canceled so their publications can save money and focus on surviving the recession. The American Societ...
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Aviation, CTA get new chiefsFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley played musical chairs Thursday in filling two transportation key positions. He picked city Commissioner of Aviation Richard Rodriguez as t...
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Charges filed in triple homicide in ChicagoFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder in the assault rifle-slayings last week of three Chicago teenagers. Martin Ybarra of Chicago was charged Thursday with thr...
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'Fast Eddie' escapes again: Vrdolyak gets five years' probation, fineFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - According to U.S. District Court Judge Milton I. Shadur, Former Chicago Alderman and judicial kingmaker Eddie Vrdolyak is not an insider. And when Vrdolyak agreed to act...