Articles filed under Chicago
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Drive-by wounds 5 on Chicago's South SideAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities say five people have been wounded, with three in serious to critical condition, after a drive-by shooting on Chicago's South Side. Police spokeswoman Sergean...
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Temple to close Libertyville plant, move jobs to ChicagoAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard M. Daley and Tempel Steel said Thursday the company will expand and renovate its current manufacturing plant in Chicago and bring more than 350 jobs to the...
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Let's talk school funding solutionsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes to school funding, Illinois has come down with a bad case of "boiling frog" syndrome. As the story goes, if you throw a frog into boiling water, he'll jum...
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Some parents struggling with back-to-school buysAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with potential to his 8-year-old son, Edward, who swung them over...
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Man charged with attack on elderly landlordAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Police say a 28-year-old Chicago man has been charged with dousing an elderly landlord with a flammable liquid and setting him on fire. Donald Hardy was charged Friday w...
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Boeing weighs exiting $35 billion tanker competitionAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of a politically charged competition for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, ...
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Fired Philly TV anchor admits e-mail hackingAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- A fired TV newscaster admitted Friday that he hacked into his co-anchor's e-mail accounts, pleading guilty to one count of illegally accessing a computer...
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Fitch cuts Tribune ratings deeper in 'junk' statusAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings on Friday cut the issuer default rating on Tribune Co. debt further into "junk" status and said it may lower the media company's rating again b...
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Chicago mayor supports lawsuit over school fundingAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he supports the Chicago Urban League's lawsuit against the state of Illinois to alter the state's education funding system. The lawsuit,...
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Inspector enters parked planes at O'HareAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - American Airlines is defending its security practices after a Transportation Security Administration inspector entered nine American Eagle planes parked overnight at O'H...