Articles filed under Chicago
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Reputed mobster Frank 'The German' Schweihs diesJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Reputed Chicago mob enforcer Frank 'The German' Schweihs has died while awaiting trial on federal charges that he took part in a racketeering conspiracy and took part in...
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Murdered Addison girl's father takes polygraphJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police have intensified their investigation Thursday in the stabbing death of 9-year-old Mya Lyons of Addison. Officers are re-interviewing family members, incl...
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NTSB investigates near collision at O'HareJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - National Transportation Safety Board authorities are probing how two planes narrowly missed each other at O'Hare International Airport Monday afternoon. A Learjet was la...
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Dozens of cities to get fewer anti-terror dollarsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Dozens of cities will receive less federal money this year than last for anti-terror programs, The Associated Press has learned. The grant list to be relea...
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Truck becomes stuck beneath CTA viaductJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities have removed an 18-wheeler truck that became lodged beneath a Chicago Transit Authority viaduct in the city's downtown. Chicago police say no one was injured...
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Venetian Night: Fire on the Lake Mich. waterJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - A glistening lakefront, flickering lights from boats and a sky full of fireworks. It's way too late to celebrate the Fourth of July, so it must be time once again for th...
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School founder contradicts governorJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The founder of a school that got $1 million in state assistance following a fire at a historic Chicago church is contradicting claims by the Blagojevich administration t...
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Judge delays ruling on O'Hare expansion demolitionsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - A DuPage County judge said Wednesday he will rule by Aug. 7 on the fate of more than 500 homes in Bensenville that Chicago wants razed to make way for a new southern run...
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State trooper's squad car set on fire in ChicagoJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities say a state trooper's car was set on fire outside his home in northwest Chicago. The Illinois State Police officer parked his car around 9 p.m. Tuesday and a...
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Chicago buying guns off the streetJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago is hoping to take a record number of guns off the street this weekend. On Saturday, the city will be in the gun business, as it will pay -- no questi...