Articles filed under Chicago
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Elgin electrocutions were accidentAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The deaths of two men who were electrocuted while working on a bridge in Elgin this summer were ruled accidental Wednesday by a Kane County coroner's jury. Ionnis "John...
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Woman admits aiding Elgin escapeAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago woman pleaded guilty Thursday to helping a convicted killer escape from the Elgin Mental Health Center and was sentenced to 30 months of probation. Lisa Mack,...
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Chicago man formally charged with murderAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago man accused of setting up a shooting that killed his teenage neighbor to curry favor with the gunman has been formally charged with first-degree murder. Cook C...
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So long to Mariotti and Mike NorthAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I hated Jay Mariotti and the garbage he wrote, but, I read his column and he sold a lot of newspapers for the Chicago Sun-Times. Other people must share a similar opini...
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Life is all about today's choicesAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - It's the same old thing day after day. We spend our lives rushing to work and home again, constantly feeling like because we've allowed time to somehow pass us by that w...
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BP withdraws plan to build Hammond asphalt plantAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. -- BP has withdrawn its plan to build a $110 million asphalt plant in Hammond as part of the $3.8 billion expansion of its refinery in the neighboring city...
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Chicago 2016 bid has Phelps' backingAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps is coming to Chicago next week to back the city's bid for the 2016 Summer Games. Phelps enjoys worldwide name recognition after...
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2 homeless people held for attack on womanAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has ordered two homeless people held on $500,000 bail for allegedly beating a woman so severely that she lost more than a dozen teeth. Chicago police...
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Free rides to cost RTA $5 millionAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - When Gov. Rod Blagojevich trumpeted a measure to give free bus and train rides to poor people with disabilities he neglected to mention that there's no state money for t...
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Sun-Times sports columnist Mariotti resignsAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A day after Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Jay Mariotti announced his resignation, Sun-Times officials say the reaction has been positive and they expect his exit wi...