Articles filed under Chicago
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Man exonerated after 14 yearsMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago man has been exonerated of a rape conviction by DNA tests after serving 14 years in prison for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 1994. Forty-one-year-...
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More witnesses ID girl in R. Kelly sex tapeMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A former employee of R. Kelly testified Tuesday that she was "110 percent sure" the Grammy-winning R&B singer appeared with an underage girl on a sex tape at the center ...
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Operator error apparently led to CTA derailmentMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A preliminary investigation has determined that Wednesday's derailment of a Chicago Transit Authority train was likely caused by the operator who apparently made two key...
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Rezko jury alters work scheduleMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The federal court jury deliberating charges against political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko has told the judge it plans to work late two nights this week "to help concl...
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Study: Don't study for ACT in classMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A study by the University of Chicago has found the use of classroom time to drill students for the ACT exam does more harm than good. The study, conducted by the Consort...
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Police search for gunmenMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police are searching for two men accused of robbing a Northwest Side jewelry store at gunpoint. Police say the men entered Las Americas Jewelry just before 2 p.m...
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Videotape features in first week of R. Kelly's trialMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Sex tapes feature in 1st week of R. Kelly child porn trial One sex tape, an unflappable witness, a crying one and a lower-back mole. Those were among the people and thin...
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2 restored instruments debut at University of ChicagoMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Two rare musical instruments that have undergone more than $3 million worth of restorations are scheduled to debut in a concert at the University of Chicago next month. ...
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Researchers find DDT byproduct in Lake Calumet heronsMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois' endangered black-crowned night herons have picked up trace amounts of DDT byproducts, even though the insecticide was banned in the 1970s. Researcher Jeff Leve...
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Defense wants reporter to testify in R. Kelly trialMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- A judge says Chicago Sun-Times lawyers have a week to respond to a motion asking for a reporter to testify at rapper R. Kelly's child pornography trial. The d...