Articles filed under Chicago
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Police collect weapons in gun buy backJul 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard Daley called on Chicagoans to turn their guns in to a police buyback program Saturday, saying guns in homes only lead to more violence. "It's like having g...
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Daley: State needs compromise on capital programJul 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he hopes the Illinois legislature will stop stalling and compromise on a state capital program. Daley said Saturday at an event in Chica...
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Drew Peterson, ex-pal fight in parking lotJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A man who says he cooperated with police and wore a wire during conversations with a former police sergeant considered a suspect in his wife's disappearance was charged ...
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Van confiscated from home of father of slain Addison girlJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police confiscated a van this morning from the home of Richard Lyons, whose nine-year-old daughter was found stabbed to death last week in an alley behind his ho...
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Report: Some crossings more dangerous under CN rail planJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The summary alone of a draft report by federal regulators on the Canadian National Railway's proposal to buy the EJ&E railroad is 54 pages of transportation wonkery. But...
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St. Charles, Hoffman Estates look to get on board early for 2016 OlympicsJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Hotels and sports facilities in fringe suburban Chicago are finding out not only how they can get a piece of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games business bonanza, but also how...
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Chicago police hold annual gun buy backJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police hope to get hundreds of guns off the street through their annual gun turn-in initiative. Residents who hand over to police a weapon will receive a $100 pr...
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Clear Channel drops lawsuit against TribuneJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Clear Channel Communications Inc. withdrew a lawsuit that accused publisher Tribune Co. of stealing trade secrets, the radio broadcaster confirmed late Wedne...
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Paralyzed man sues Chicago cops, says they hit himJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A paralyzed man sued the City of Chicago and seven policemen Thursday, claiming they dragged him from a car and beat him unconscious when he was too slow to obey an orde...
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Three bidders make final cut to buy CubsJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Tribune Co. is inviting at least three potential buyers who each submitted bids for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field near or above $1 billion to participate...