Articles filed under Chicago
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Board says Chicago cop involved in beating should be firedMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago moved a step closer to firing a police officer accused in the videotaped beating of a female bartender on Tuesday -- the same day the officer's atto...
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Trial set in arson caseMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A homeless woman faces a May 7 trial after being accused of setting a fire that killed four people last year. Mary Smith is charged with 12 counts of first-degree murder...
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April status hearing set for cop accused of beating female bartenderMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago moved a step closer to firing a police officer accused in the videotaped beating of a female bartender on Tuesday -- the same day the officer's attor...
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Investor firm buys restaurant chainMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Chanticleer Holdings Inc., an investor in small companies, has agreed to buy Hooters Inc., Hooters Management Corp. and their related restaurants for about $5...
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Fire at funeral home damages bodiesMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Fire at a Chicago funeral home left several bodies badly burned and family members already grieving the loss of loved ones standing nearby in stunned silence. Spencer Le...
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Community group protests meeting over mortgage lending crisisMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Nearly a hundred members of a community organization group were escorted by police out of a meeting of the Mortgage Bankers Association at a Chicago hotel. The activists...
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Atheist objects to $1 million for burned-out churchMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Atheist activist Rob Sherman says it's unconstitutional for Gov. Rod Blagojevich to give $1 million to a burned-out church. Blagojevich has said Pilgrim Baptist Church w...
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Rezko letters hint at 'pressure' by lawmaker over hospital expansionMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois public got its first look Tuesday at a series of letters state administrators wrote under pressure from state Rep. Jack Franks, who urged them to back the p...
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April court date for cop accused of beating female bartenderMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago moved a step closer to firing a police officer accused in the videotaped beating of a female bartender today -- the same day the officer's attorney s...
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Trial date set for homeless woman charged in fatal fireMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A May 7th trial date has been set for a homeless woman accused of setting a fire that killed four people in 2006. Mary Smith is charged with 12 counts of first-degree mu...