Articles filed under Chicago
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Obama returns home after vacation in HawaiiJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - KAILUA, Hawaii -- President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday bid his native Hawaii "aloha" after a 12-day vacation. Obama, wife Michelle and their two young daughters flew...
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Sun-Times Media says 3 board members will stayJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The Sun-Times Media Group Inc. said Friday that three board members have postponed plans to resign until the company can recruit new directors. Gordon A. Paris, Graham W...
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Chicago police seize assault weaponsJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago police officials say stings carried out by officers over the holiday will prevent crimes in the coming year. The department says its organized cr...
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Chicago revenue $31 mil under budgetJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago officials say an unexpected $31 million revenue deficit may force the city to take cost-saving measures or tap its rainy-day fund. Chief Financial Officer Paul V...
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Chicago police union faces suit over Burge defenseJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - A lawsuit has been filed in federal court demanding that Chicago's police union stop paying legal fees for former Cmdr. Jon Burge. Burge is accused of lying under oath ...
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Ash borer beetle reaches Cook County forestsJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The pest blamed for the destruction of millions of trees has reached forest preserves in Cook County. Forest preserve officials are working with experts from the Illino...
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Police investigate first Chicago homicide of 2009Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago police are investigating the first reported homicide of 2009. A 47-year-old Chicago man was fatally shot in the head after an early morning dispute on the city's...
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Kentucky family sues Loyola hospitalDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Loyola University Medical Center faces a lawsuit from the family of a Kentucky girl who died at the Chicago hospital in 2007. The family of Kara Eubanks of Calhoun, Ky.,...
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Chicago sees drop in fire fatalitiesDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chicago Fire Department says there were 17 fire deaths in 2008 in the city of Chicago, fewer than the 32 fire deaths in Chicago in 2007. The 2008 figure was through ...
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Chicago punk icons Naked Raygun to play House of BluesDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Two giants of post-hardcore team up for this pair of shows. Chicago's Naked Raygun and Florida's Hot Water Music are both officially back from hiatus, and both offer a u...