Articles filed under Chicago
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$11 million settlements in Metra derailment deathsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Lawsuits stemming from the deaths of two women traveling on a Metra train that derailed in fall 2005 were settled for $11 million today, the Associated Press has reporte...
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Boeing engineers union has strike contingency planNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- With contract talks covering about 21,000 Boeing Co. white-collar workers behind schedule, their union is beefing up contingency plans for what would be the s...
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Sears restores layaway program amid retail gloomNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. is bringing layaway back to its namesake stores next week, nearly two decades after it was scrapped, after seeing a strong response to the pay-as-yo...
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Evanston has whooping cough outbreakNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Health officials in Evanston say they've confirmed five cases of whooping cough. The City of Evanston Health and Human Services office said Wednesday that two additional...
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IDOT seeks funding for more Amtrak carsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois transportation officials are considering buying more Amtrak passenger cars for popular routes in southern parts of the state. Illinois Department of Transporta...
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Missing Chicago student foundNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities ay a 15-year-old Chicago girl who vanished after she was seen heading off to high school is back home and safe. Chicago police said Wednesday night that Tish...
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Pace fares will go up a quarter in JanuaryNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Pace riders will pay an extra 25 cents at the fare box in January following a Wednesday vote. Pace officials said they recognized it's not a popular move given the econo...
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Obama to be featured on trading cardsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Wanna trade Obamas? Topps -- the maker of commemorative sports memorabilia and "Bazooka" gum -- is unveiling 90 "Inaugural Edition" trading cards spanning the life of Pr...
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White supremacist leader denies threatening jurorNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A white supremacist leader pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he threatened one of the jurors who convicted another racial activist of soliciting the murder of...
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Midway Games' outlook falls to '96 lowNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Midway Games Inc., the video-game publisher controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone, fell to 38 cents a share, the lowest since 1996, because of concerns about debt de...