Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago-bound flight makes emergency landing at ManchesterFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Manchester Airport says a Chicago-bound American Airlines plane made an emergency landing after a pilot noticed a hydraulic problem in mid-flight. Airpor...
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Man admits to shootingFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Chicagoan who spent decades living under an assumed name in Canada has pleaded guilty to shooting a Chicago police officer in 1969. In exchange for his guilty p...
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Two American Airlines jets have landing gear troubleFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Two separate incidents involving American Airlines jets with landing gear problems were resolved safely Friday afternoon. American Airlines Flight 1613 from Chicago to S...
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Robbery suspect arrestedFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A man suspected of robbing 10 banks in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana, and earning the nickname "the Kangol bandit," has been arrested. According to the FBI, 57-...
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Oprah to address gradsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Oprah Winfrey has been tapped to deliver the commencement address at Stanford University's graduation ceremony in June. University President John Hennessy announced Winf...
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Rezko lawyers want to bar list of state workers he sponsoredFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Lawyers for indicted political contributor Antoin "Tony" Rezko asked a federal judge Thursday to bar prosecutors from telling jurors at his upcoming fraud trial about st...
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Attorney who won battles with Chicago mob diesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - It may seem an odd compliment, but there is perhaps no better praise for the work Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitchell Mars did than how mobsters referred to him. "That (exp...
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Suspect known at 'Kangol bandit' arrestedFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A man suspected of robbing 10 banks in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana, and earning the nickname "the Kangol bandit," has been arrested. According to the FBI, 57-...
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Library sculpture stolenFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police say a stainless-steel sculpture that stood at the entrance of the Newberry Library since 2005 has been stolen. Newberry Library president David Spadafora ...
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Exposure causes deathFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - An autopsy has determined that the death of a rowing coach who collapsed near a lagoon in Chicago's Lincoln Park was caused in part by exposure to frigid temperatures. T...