Articles filed under Chicago
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Firemen battle blaze on Chicago RiverOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Firefighters and barge workers battled a stubborn fire on the Chicago River this morning. The fire was burning next to the State Street Bridge near the Loop. A pylon n...
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Olympic women's champion among contenders for Chicago MarathonOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Berhane Adere looks to do something Sunday that no woman has ever been done before. The Ethiopian is out to capture her third consecutive Bank of America Chicago Maratho...
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Kids' health gives marathoners push to keep goingOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - On Saturday night, thousands of runners will feast on pasta in their last carb load before the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning. The Marathon Web site ...
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Chicago announces city jobs cutsOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is cutting nearly 240 jobs by combining several departments as the city continues to try to close a multimillion dollar budget hole. The city...
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Bus shooting suspect turns himself inOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A man wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a girl on a CTA bus earlier this week has surrendered to police at a church. The man's mother recognized him after po...
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Aldermen give thumbs up to Midway privatizationOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $2.5 billion lease of Midway Airport to private investors, another step toward making Midway the first major...
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Chicago cop freed from Iowa prisonOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa _ A Chicago police officer was released from an Iowa prison on Wednesday, a day after state prosecutors decided not to seek a Supreme Court review o...
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Gay-friendly high school proposed for ChicagoOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan has unveiled 20 new school proposals, among them a "gay-friendly" high school that will weave gay and lesbian "heroes" into its cu...
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Judge OKs delay in Rezko sentencingOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge canceled convicted influence peddler Antoin "Tony" Rezko's sentencing date Wednesday and one of his lawyers said he is working with federal prosecutors i...
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Planetarium chafes at 'overhead projector' remarkOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Adler Planetarium was sucked into the black hole of U.S. politics when Republican presidential candidate John McCain criticized Democratic nominee Barack Obama for s...