Articles filed under Chicago
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Gangs are the result of war on drugsSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - "Kirk fights gang violence" missed the point like so many efforts to reduce gang violence in that they do not call for an end to drug prohibition. Gang violence erupted...
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Protecting our most vulnerable citizensSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, the Illinois House restored more than $218 million in cuts to vital human services made by the governor, including more than $27 million to the Illinois Depar...
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Runway opens while opponents remember threat to cemeterySep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - New construction at O'Hare International Airport got its first real test Thursday as airplane after airplane landed on the recently completed extension of Runway 10/28. ...
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It's time to change the rules in IllinoisSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - State Sen. Emil Jones considered ethics legislation - to take politics out of government's decision making process - because presidential politics made the decision for ...
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80-year-old pleads guilty to bank heistSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - An 80-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced in federal court to five years in prison for taking part in a 1991 bank robbery in Michigan. Thursday's sentence follows Ca...
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Boeing reports orders for 24 planesSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- The Boeing Co. Web site on shows 24 new jetliner orders in the past week to unidentified customers. The list on Friday includes four 777s, nine 767s and 11 73...
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Current or former fed employees charged with fraudSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A dozen current or former federal employees and three others have been charged with defrauding federal housing programs out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent s...
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Bush and Maliki try to end run publicSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The negotiations between the Bush administration and the top leaders of the Iraqi government over the Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) are being called "an executive ag...
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Trumps celebrate towering achievementSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - It's easier to be a celebrity in Chicago than New York, according to Don Trump Jr., who Wednesday joined siblings Ivanka and Eric and their more famous father in celebra...
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Bigger certainly is not always betterSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As a result of the Depression and bank failures of 1929, banks were subject to rules and regulations and their operations were constantly reviewed and audited. In Illin...