Articles filed under Chicago
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Firefighter accused of stealing gas metersJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - A Chicago firefighter has been charged with misconduct after allegedly stealing gas meters from empty homes and reselling them. Fire department spokesman Larry Langford ...
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Aldermen approve tax funds for Olympics bidJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago City Council has approved the use of property taxes for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid. Without debate, the council on Tuesday also guaranteed the city would cov...
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Burris takes bows at Chicago City Council meetingJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Roland Burris, who will become Illinois' junior senator later this week, spent an hour at Chicago's City Hall soaking up the praise of aldermen and Mayor Richard Daley. ...
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Officials: 2 dead after standoff in DoltonJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Authorities say a 41-year-old man shot and killed his wife before killing himself after a standoff with police in the Chicago suburb of Dolton. Dolton Police Chief Robe...
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Shots fired at school bus; 2 students hurtJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago police are interviewing witnesses about a fight that preceded gunfire that hit a Chicago school bus traveling through a West Side neighborhood. Chicago Fire Depa...
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California firm may buy window plant where workers staged sit-inJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A California window-and-glass maker is in discussions to buy a now-bankrupt Chicago factory where workers staged a sit-in that drew national attention to the plight of ...
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Amtrak derailment adds to Metra delaysJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Commuters trying to get home on Metra's BNSF line are facing additional stress this evening following an Amtrak train derailment. Two cars on the Southwest Chief headed ...
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R.R. Donnelley hikes debt sale to $400 milJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., North America's largest printer, boosted the size of its planned debt sale to $400 million, according to a person familiar with the offering. ...
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Company settles MRI scam lawsuitJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A company with several suburban locations has settled a lawsuit with the Illinois attorney general that alleged it administered medical tests and then gave the equivalen...
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7 injured in Cook County Jail fightJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A maximum security wing of Cook County Jail has been locked down after seven inmates were injured in a gang fight. Cook County Sheriff's Office spokesman Steve Patterson...