Articles filed under Chicago
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Tribune Tower on the block?Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Tribune Company says it's exploring a possible sale of its iconic headquarters on Chicago's Magnificent Mile while also eyeing ways of "maximizing the value" of building...
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Fresh off Tony win, Chicago playwright serves up 'Donuts'Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Tracy Letts has earned some time off. For more than a year, "August: Osage County," his blistering dysfunctional family drama that took first Chicago and then New York ...
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Chicago chimp turns 50Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - An elderly chimp is getting a birthday bash at the Lincoln Park Zoo. The Chicago zoo is spending Thursday celebrating the 50th birthday of Keo. He's one of the two oldes...
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Pfleger sorry style trumped substance of messageJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Roman Catholic priest who mocked Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's former church says he regrets that his p...
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Tween wins carJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago Public Schools student had perfect attendance during the last school year. For her record, Ashley Martinez won a new Dodge Caliber. Because she's only 12, Ashl...
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Avoid shark meat and shark fin soupJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As Director of Sustainable Practices at Shedd Aquarium, I am concerned over the recent promotion and availability of shark meat and shark fin soup in Chicago restaurants...
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More using Amtrak's service between Milwaukee, ChicagoJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Amtrak says its passenger train service between Milwaukee and Chicago continues to set ridership records. Amtrak says more than 64,000 passengers used the t...
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Whitehall Jewelers files for protectionJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Whitehall Jewelers Holdings Inc., the Chicago-based owner of specialty jewelry stores founded in 1895, and affiliate Whitehall Jewelers sought bankruptcy protection from...
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EPA upholds air permit for oil refineryJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WHITING, Ind. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the final state permit that BP needed to start work on the expansion of its oil refinery along Lak...
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Walgreen profit rises on cost controlsJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. said Monday its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 2 percent as it focused on cost control and maintained a rapid expansion pace amid a diffic...