Articles filed under Chicago
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Many marathoners running with a purposeOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Near the end of her freshman year at Wheeling High School in 1999, Colleen Clyder knew something wasn't right. Normally a good student, Clyder was having trouble concent...
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Kenyans extend amazing streakOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - For the sixth consecutive year, a Kenyan won the men's competition of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon as Evans Cheruiyot kept the streak going Sunday. The Kenyans ...
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Villa Park man faces drug charges after shootingOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A Villa Park man has been charged in connection with a drug deal gone bad that resulted in a fatal shooting. Aurora police say 41-year-old Esteban Rodriguez arranged a c...
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2 teens shot on Chicago's South SideOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police say one teenager was killed and another was severely wounded in a shooting on the city's South Side. Officers said the shooting occurred around 8:45 p.m. ...
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Chicago officer welcomed homeOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago police officer hopes to return to his job with a new perspective after spending nearly a year in an Iowa prison. At a Sunday welcome-home event in the police u...
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Ueberroth goes on offensive in IOC money disputeOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Peter Ueberroth took a swipe at international officials critical of the money the U.S. Olympic Committee receives, setting up some possibly uncomfortabl...
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CTA announces new fare card with I-GOOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials have approved a new Chicago Transit Authority fare card that can also be used for a car rental service. Anyone who registers for the card can use CTA's trains...
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Chicago man faces fraud charges for suburban mortgagesOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal agents arrested Chicago resident Tomas Leiskunas, a Lithuanian national who also goes by the name of Elidijus Pocevicius, Friday in connection with a $3.7 millio...
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Three miles and counting: Scalf finds personal victory in runningOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - My friend Abby Scalf and I laugh about it now. But she wasn't laughing months ago when she was about to do a three-mile run on her treadmill. "There's no way I can do th...
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GPS could save airlines time and fuelOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an up...