Articles filed under Chicago
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Birkett hosts inaugural party for Ill. GOPJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Even Illinois Republicans are getting in on the act of marking President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett is hosting a party...
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Reform commission starts work with public meetingJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Members of the public are invited to attend the Illinois Reform Commission's first public meeting Thursday in Chicago. The commission, headed by former Assistant U.S. At...
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Bank may back $9 bil in Boeing plane ordersJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The U.S. Export-Import Bank may increase the value of guarantees on bank loans for Boeing Co. aircraft this year by more than 70 percent and also may lend money directly...
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Officer in bartender beating to appear in courtJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - A Chicago police officer who was allegedly captured on videotape beating a bartender after she refused to serve him is scheduled to appear in court. Anthony Abbate was t...
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Ex-cop pleads guilty to towing shakedownJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - A former Chicago police officer has admitted to shaking down tow truck operators, charging them for each vehicle towed. Michael Ciancio appeared before U.S. Judge John W...
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Crack down on people who pose threats to judgesJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Law enforcement officials in Chicago are cracking down on people who could pose a threat to judges, prosecutors and other public officials. Since last March, the Cook Co...
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Police investigate 'suspicious package' to DaleyJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Police Department's bomb and arson squad is investigating a "suspicious package" that was addressed to Mayor Richard Daley. Police said the p...
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Not guilty plea in Hudson family killingsJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he shot to death three of the actress's family members, including the 7-year-old son of his estran...
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Illinoisans heed call, volunteerJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Hundreds of people across Illinois volunteered their time on Martin Luther King Day by delivering canned goods to food kitchens, cleaning nature preserves and, in at lea...
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Loyola U. fire forces evacuationJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Authorities are investigating a fire that gave several Loyola University students a rude awakening early this morning. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford s...