Articles filed under Chicago
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Off-duty Chicago cop kills daughter, himselfSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed his young daughter and critically injured his young son before taking his own life with a gun Monday morning, police s...
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Charges upgraded against man in fatal carjackingSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities have upgraded charges to first-degree murder for a Chicago man accused in the carjacking of an 88-year-old northwestern Indiana man who was fatally injured w...
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French market planned for commuter stationSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Commuters at Metra's Ogilvie station suffering from ennui will soon be filled with joie de vivre as construction gets under way on a long-delayed French market. Groundbr...
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Chicago companies ordered to repay $200KSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- Two Chicago businesses accused of using a North Dakota Indian reservation school to bilk the federal government have been ordered to repay more than $2...
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Metra hopes to weather year of increased expensesSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Just a few days after the Chicago Transit Authority sounded the alarm about budget troubles ahead, Metra is warning of growing expenses of its own for both capital and o...
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Police: 4 shot on Chicago's West SideSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police are investigating a shooting on the city's West Side that left two men and two women wounded. Authorities say all four suffered leg wounds and one also wa...
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More than 100 flights canceled at O'HareSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 100 arriving and departing flights have been canceled at Chicago's airports as rain continues to pelt much of the country. Delays are averaging 60 minutes at O...
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Businessman accused of hiring men to burn buildingSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The owner of a Chicago pizzeria has been accused of hiring a street gang to set fire to a building he owned to collect on the insurance. Robert Didiana owns the Bacci pi...
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Alderman wants to ban metal batsSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The debate over the safety of wood bats over metal bats is likely to reach the floor of the Chicago City Council. An alderman is planning to introduce an ordinance that ...
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Labor showing no fear at Boeing strikeSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- On picket lines in Seattle and production lines in Pittsburgh, union workers are showing no fear in demanding a hefty chunk of the profits from Boeing Co. and...