Articles filed under Chicago
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Racist, sexist slurs costs worker his jobJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has overruled a review panel and upheld the firing of a supervisor in Chicago's transportation department who used racist and sexist slurs against co...
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Experts debate safety of demolishing homes for O'HareJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Four days of arguments on the environmental effects of demolishing Bensenville homes to expand O'Hare International Airport ended with an unanswered question Thursday. A...
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Cops pose as pedestrians to nab errant driversJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- One driver saw the pedestrian in the crosswalk but hadn't heard about the "new" law requiring him to stop. Another knew about the law but didn't see the pedes...
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Architect to head Art Institute schoolJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - An architect has been named to head the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The appointment of Wellington Reiter to the presidency of the school appears to reflect t...
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Man sentenced to 20 years in ex-senator's muggingJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County Circuit Court judge has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for trying to rob former presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun. Judge M...
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It's no big deal to make AFL playoffsJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Ads for the Chicago Rush boast the team's history of making it to the playoffs. The fact of the matter is that a dozen teams in the Arena Football League go to the play...
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Family of drowned man sues man who rented him the boatJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The family of a Chicago man who drowned last month while fishing in the flooded Fox River is suing the McHenry bait shop that rent him a boat despite the waterway being ...
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Girl missing for six monthsJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The family of a teenage girl missing since January is urging the Chicago Police Department to increase their investigation into her disappearance. The family says police...
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Chicago to use cameras to aid street cleaningJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago is expanding its surveillance cameras from high crime spots and red-light runners to motorists who block the city's street sweepers. Mayor Richard Da...
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O'Hare worker caught in smuggling sting gets 2 yearsJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It might have looked like easy money to O'Hare International Airport worker Riad Skaff: $26,500 to help smuggle night-vision goggles, rifle scopes and cash aboard Paris-...