Articles filed under Chicago
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Consumer prices rise in 2007Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. consumer prices rose last year at the highest rate in nearly two decades, mainly due to soaring energy and food prices, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday...
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Earnings released for Northern TrustJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Northern Trust Corp. reported fourth quarter net income was down nearly 27 percent to $125 million, compared with $170 million in the fourth quarter last year...
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Teen charged as adultJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Bond was set Tuesday at $50,000 for a student accused of trying to bring a loaded handgun into Bowen High School in Chicago. Nyeem Cole, 16, has been charged as an adult...
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Fossett's wife must testifyJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Adventurer Steve Fossett's wife must take the witness stand before the missing millionaire can be legally presumed dead, a Chicago judge said Wednesday. Fossett, 63, ren...
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2-year-old dies in fire at Chicago home day care centerJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A fire at a home-based day care center in Chicago killed a 2-year-old boy, but several other children and a woman escaped. No working smoke detectors were found in the h...
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An Olympic-size price tagJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Organizers of the American bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics unveiled details of their plan Tuesday, promising a "spectacular" lakefront experience in the heart of the na...
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Stolen dogs recoveredJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Five dogs are safe, a day after they were stolen along with a van belonging to a Chicago pet-sitting service. Police officer Laura Kubiak confirms that the van was found...
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Convicted press lord Conrad Black to request appeal bondJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Attorneys for fallen press lord Conrad Black said Wednesday they will ask a federal judge to allow him to remain free on bond pending appeal of his fraud and obstruction...
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Bo knows bankingJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Bo Jackson, who gained fame as a two-sport professional athlete, is among a group of investors who plan to establish a new bank in suburban Burr Ridge. Burr Ridge Bank &...
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Rezko's defense wants copies of phone callsJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Defense attorneys for one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's leading fundraisers asked a federal judge Tuesday for tapes of phone conversations between the government's star witn...