Articles filed under Chicago
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Wesley Clark insult a political charadeJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Obama's pinch hitter, retired General Wesley Clark, rung the bell when he belittled Sen. John McCain's service in Vietnam. Sen. Obama, in his speech later, vehemen...
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U of C cuts ties with state student loan agencyJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The University of Chicago is cutting ties with Illinois' student loan agency, forcing the school's graduate students to look for new ways to obtain loans. The university...
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Chicago cell phone ban withstands challengeJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A lawsuit challenging Chicago's ban on driving while using a cell phone without a hands-free device has been dismissed by a federal judge. The lawsuit was filed by a law...
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Chicago beaches under swim ban for possible seicheJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials caution that waders, swimmers or fishermen along Chicago's lake front should stay away because of a possible seiche, or large wave. Seiches occur when strong,...
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Obama takes heat on mortgage dealJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Republicans pounced on reports of Barack Obama's bargain mortgage Wednesday as the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign maintained the deal was aboveboard. Obama l...
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State must avoid social service cutsJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Our mission is to promote the well being and progress of Michoacanos and Mexicans living in Illinois and the Midwest as well as the ones living in Michoacan -- through e...
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Woman convicted of killing brotherJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County circuit judge has found a woman guilty of murder in the strangulation death of her 3-year-old brother. Yesenia Diaz sobbed Tuesday as she described the day...
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Chicago's link to hot dogs remains strongJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Photopoulus estimates he's eaten 10,000 hot dogs in the last 19 years. That would be more than 500 a year - roughly 10 per week. Needless to say, Photopoulus, a 1984...
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Higher taxes bring negative returnsJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As 2008 rolled in, people purchasing a bottle of water might have noticed that their water cost an extra nickel in Chicago. Is it due to exploration costs of finding ne...
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Court rebuffs ex-Daley aidesJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief and two other former city officials lost their bid Tuesday for an unusual hearing by all of Chicago's actively sitting fe...