Articles filed under Chicago
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R. Kelly trial transcripts still sealedApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite newspaper arguments that the public is entitled to know, a Cook County judge is keeping transcripts of closed pretrial hearings in the R. Kelly case sealed for n...
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Chicago Marathon reaches 45,000 capacityApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Registration for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has closed as 45,000 runners have signed up to complete the 26.2-mile race, marking the event's established capacit...
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Lawyers looking at staffing at Juvenile Detention CenterApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The administrator at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center is seeking to bypass a union contract and hire a temporary security firm to fill 175 vacancies. ...
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Caterpillar's Owens paid $14.8 millionApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Caterpillar Inc. Chief Executive Jim Owens received $14.8 million in 2007 compensation, up 17 percent in a year when company profits rose 4 percent, according...
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Five found dead in South Side homeApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities found five people dead Wednesday inside a ransacked house on the city's South Side, escalating the body count for an already violent spring for Chicago resid...
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Boeing earns $1.2 billion in first quarterApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., the world's second biggest commercial airplane manufacturer, reported a better-than-expected 38 percent jump in its first-quarter earnings, as it improved ef...
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Tribune cuts back its distributionApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Chicago Tribune said Tuesday it is ending contracts this month to print the paper at sites in Champaign and Madison, Wis. All editions of the Tribune will...
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Private firms to handle screening process for ChicagoApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago is planning to exit the business of screening minority firms before certifying them to bid on city contracts. Instead of struggling with a 1,600-case...
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Court orders feds to reveal reasons for detaining travelersApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - A U.S. magistrate has ruled the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security must reveal if travelers detained by the agency are on a government watch list for suspected ...
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Daley plans meetings on Chicago violenceApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he'll meet with more than two dozen officials from religious groups, police, schools and social service agencies to talk about a recent ...