Articles filed under Chicago
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Making a little noiseMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A civic organization focused on reducing noise from planes at O'Hare International Airport touted its accomplishments over 11 years Wednesday. The O'Hare Noise Compatib...
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Lawyer faces drug chargeMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago attorney has been charged with bringing drugs to an inmate at the Cook County jail. Nathan Billmaier is charged with one count of bringing contraband into a pe...
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City inspectors nabbed on corruption chargesMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Fifteen developers, inspectors and others were arrested as federal prosecutors unsealed fresh charges Thursday in an investigation of payoffs to city officials, some thr...
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County health system is sickMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - We agree with many observers who assert that Cook County's health care system is shabbily run and beleaguered. But a slate of new nominees to what is purported to be an...
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Shedd's Oceanarium to close for maintenanceMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In what is being described as preventative maintenance, Chicago's Shedd Aquarium will close its Oceanarium section for nine months to reseal the surfaces of pools housin...
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Alleged gang members rounded up as feds unveil drug chargesMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal agents and sheriff's police began rounding up alleged members of Chicago's Gangster Disciples gang and their associates Wednesday on charges of conspiring to ope...
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Jury going home early in Rezko federal corruption trialMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The jury deliberating the fate of political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko is going home early. Jurors began their deliberations in the federal corruption trial early la...
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After sex tape shown, prosecutors try to prove case in R. Kelly trialMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Prosecutors at the R. Kelly child pornography trial are trying to link the R&B star to the videotape at the center of the case. A retired investigator with the Cook Coun...
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Chicago police officer accused of shopliftingMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO RIDGE -- A Chicago police officer has been charged with shoplifting after security guards stopped her from leaving a department store with clothing she allegedly...
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Fox & Obel grocer to move into landmark Carson Pirie Scott buildingMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago landmark that had been home to retail clothiers since its construction more than a century ago will be the home of a gourmet grocer. Fox & Obel plans to open a...