Articles filed under Chicago
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Soldier no one expected to survive helps host fundraiser for veteransAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In one fluke military accident, Gabe Garriga watched everything he and his family had go up in flames - almost even his life. Garriga, originally from Aurora, joined th...
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Former principal gets probation for theftsAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A former Chicago Public Schools principal accused of forging checks and stealing $35,000 from a school account over a two-year period has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor t...
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First part of airport improvements ahead of schedule, if not on budgetAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The aviation industry may be flailing and passenger dissatisfaction growing with fees on everything from luggage to pillows, but at O'Hare International Airport, officia...
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'R-word' protests to new movie growing in city, suburbsAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Disability advocates plan to hold a rally and hand out fliers today at some of the local theaters showing the movie "Tropic Thunder." The movie, which makes jokes about ...
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Toll authority just perpetuates itselfAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Brian McPartlin recently addressed a Schaumburg business association and commented on the economic viability of the Illinois tollway. Mr. McPartlin is an excellent spoke...
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Chicago says 2009 budget outlook is bleakAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago officials aren't saying how many city workers might lose their jobs to help fill an estimated $420 million budget hole. City Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe s...
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4 shot in Chicago attempted robberyAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Police say four people have been shot in an attempted jewelry store robbery on Chicago's West Side. Chicago police spokeswoman Officer JoAnn Taylor said Wednesday that t...
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As Chicago cop sits in Iowa cell, officials fumeAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- No one disputes that Michael Mette punched Jake Gothard, fracturing his nose, cheek and jaw, during a drunken altercation in Dubuque two years ago. B...
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On the bill for Chicago?Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - In the spirit of Bill Murray, who's taking a (literal) leap of faith to support the USO at the Chicago Air & Water Show, here are some other stunts we'd like to see happ...
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Settlement in root canal deathAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The family of a 46-year-old Chicago school principal who died of cardiac arrest while under sedation for a root canal has been awarded $3.9 million in a settlement. An a...