Articles filed under Chicago
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Conrad Black denied retrial on fraud chargesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman serving a 6½-year prison sentence for mail fraud and obstructing justice, lost a request for review of his...
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Editorial unfair to Obama, McCainAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - You are really off-base with your editorial (Our View, Aug. 20) regarding the travels of senators Obama and McCain. You are arguing for all elected officials to spend al...
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Boeing begins final contract talks with largest unionAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. begins the final push of contract talks with its largest union today amid pressure to avert a strike that would cause further delays in the planemaker's 787 D...
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Obama alters story on abortion viewsAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama said that National Right to Life is lying about his position on the Born Alive Infant Protection Act that he opposed while an Illinois senator. He opposed ...
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A gun in the home can lead to tragedyAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that Wilmette and Morton Grove have repealed their handgun bans, people around the state might be rushing to buy guns in the name of protecting their families. But ...
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Zell says Tribune has no liquidity issuesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Sam Zell, the billionaire who took Tribune Co. private in December, said the company has no liquidity issues and expects to pay off its debt. ``We don't have any real m...
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Blagojevich left off list of DNC speakersAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democratic National Committee has invited some high-ranking officials from Barack Obama's home state to speak at the party's convention in Denver next week -- but no...
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Judge delays Rezko sentencing until Oct. 28Aug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge in Chicago has delayed the sentencing of political fundraiser Tony Rezko for more than a month, moving it closer to the presidential election. U.S. Distr...
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Chicago's black politicians building own dynastiesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In a city where the mayor holds the job his father once did, politics can seem little different from the early years of the legendary Democratic Machine. But the faces o...
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City Colleges of Chicago chancellor will retireAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago says he plans to retire at the end of the academic year. Wayne Watson was appointed chancellor of the system of seven com...