Articles filed under Chicago
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Elderly Chicago woman shot as she stands in her living roomMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police say a 70-year-old woman was shot to death as she stood in her living room on Chicago's South Side. Police say Maggie Browder was hit at about 6:15 a.m. by...
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ABLA students get escort to Crane H.S. because of retaliation fearsMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools students are back from spring break, including a handful who were escorted to their high school by police. Students from the ABLA Homes public hou...
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Controversy addressed during Easter services at Obama's churchMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Members of Barack Obama's South Side church are fighting back. Inflammatory comments from their former pastor have recently blasted across the Internet, often via YouTub...
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Man charged after gun in oven goes off, injuring 2Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police say two children were injured when a loaded handgun hidden inside an oven discharged when the stove was heated for cooking. Twenty-four-year-old Anthony S...
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Police arrest Iraq protesters during Easter Mass at Holy NameMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Six protesters interrupted Cardinal Francis George's Easter homily on Sunday at Holy Name Cathedral, standing and yelling their opposition to the war in Iraq to a packed...
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Revamping the path to collegeMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Weak school support and financial aid hurdles can derail even the most qualified students on the road to college, says a new study that could be instructive for suburban...
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Airports nearly back to normal after stormMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Flights are mostly back on schedule at Chicago airports. An unseasonable snowstorm struck the area Friday, forcing the cancellation of more than 400 flights at O'Hare In...
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Lonely Planet City Guides growing upMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. -- Lonely Planet has long been synonymous with adventurous, no-frills young travelers, but the guidebook company's City Guides are growing up. The revise...
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Cross comes to Daley PlazaMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In preparation for an Easter sunrise resurrection service, a 19-foot cross has been erected on Daley Plaza in Chicago, and in a rare blending of purposes, one of those t...
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Woman sues Oprah claiming she was hurt in mad dash for seatsMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A woman claims in a lawsuit that she was injured in a dash for seats at Oprah Winfrey's talk show. Orit Greenberg's lawsuit seeks at least $50,000 in damages. She claims...