Articles filed under Chicago
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Weekend service restored on CTA's Skokie SwiftMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - With very little fanfare, the Chicago Transit Authority has restored weekend service on its Yellow Line -- better known as the Skokie Swift -- for the first time since 1...
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2 charged with killing man in dispute over hallucinogenic mushroomsMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities have filed first-degree charges against two Chicago men accused of killing a man in 2003 after he wouldn't give them the hallucinogenic mushrooms they demand...
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Church buys million-dollar home for Obama's ex-pastorMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Barack Obama's Chicago church is buying a $1 million home for its controversial retired pastor who has become a central figure in the Democratic presidential race, ...
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Chicago skyline lights dim as flagship U.S. Earth Hour cityMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Lights illuminating the Sears Tower's famous antennas flicked off. The red and white marquee outside Wrigley Field went dark. The stripe of white light around the top of...
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Four arrested in fatal shooting of teen near schoolMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police say four male suspects are in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man outside a high school on the city's South Side. Officers...
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Durbin needs help in regulating tobaccoMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to applaud Sen. Dick Durbin for efforts to keep kids from getting addicted to tobacco by supporting a new law to regulate tobacco products. But he can't do ...
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Coach accused of assaultMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago high-school basketball coach has been ordered held in lieu of $275,000 bail over alleged sexual contact with two 15-year-old students. Former Walter Payton Co...
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Obama pastor surprises Chicago church with appearanceMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama's former pastor, who canceled several public events following an uproar over incendiary comments about U.S. foreign policy and race relations, surprised a C...
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New TV show spills on city's hot spotsMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Psst - do you have a Chicago secret to tell? "24/7 Chicago" wants to blab it to the world. The new entertainment TV show premieres on NBC5 Saturday right after "Saturday...
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Judge allows test bullets at N. Chicago shooting rangeMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge has given permission to a firearms expert to use luminescent tracer bullets during a test at the FBI's shooting range in North Chicago. U.S. District Jud...