Articles filed under Chicago
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Police: Woman kills boyfriend over alcoholAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has ordered a woman held in lieu of $500,000 in connection with the death of her 77-year-old boyfriend. Prosecutors claimed Thursday that an argument...
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Chicago sees 18 percent jump in murdersAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - According to Chicago police, the number of murders in the city rose 18 percent in the first seven months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. There were 291 peop...
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Boeing bidding on $35 bil Air Force dealAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has opened a second round of bidding between Northrop Grumman Corporation and Chicago-based Boeing Company for a disputed $35 billion Air Forc...
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Chicago sues over fatal accidentAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - A lawsuit has been filed by the city of Chicago against a company that operated a bus involved in a fatal collision with a fire truck. The lawsuit against Alltown Bus Se...
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There's more to do to invest in kidsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Rising crime rates have been grabbing headlines this summer in Chicago and other Illinois cities. Now that the governor has made his final cuts to the FY09 budget passe...
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Gun turn-in idea just another shamAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again Mayor Daley authorizes a gun turn in. Another sham to pander to the people of Chicago who think any handguns used to commit crimes will be turned over to the ...
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Former Chicago alderman admits taking payoffsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- A 17-year veteran of Chicago's City Council has pleaded guilty to taking payoff money and cheating on her taxes. Former Alderman Arenda Troutman acknowledged ...
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Cook County ducks will of the peopleAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The latest meeting of the Cook County Board - or as one member describes it, "the Crook County Board," - demonstrated how nine board members disregarded the needs and de...
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Feds right back at mob's heels after 'Family Secrets' trial, filing saysAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - If the Chicago Outfit thought it might get a breather after the conviction of some of its top members last year, they were mistaken. In a Tuesday court filing against an...
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Important law for home-care industryAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - June 16, 2008, marked an important milestone for the protection of consumers of home-care services in Illinois. On this day, the state published the qualifications and r...