Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago market ready for mergers, study saysDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The economy may slow or even slip into a recession next year but a recent study suggests merger and acquisition experts believe 2008 will be a bumper year for deals. Pal...
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Former Sun-Times publisher gets 29 monthsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A sentencing hearing more than two years in the making brought former Chicago Sun-Times publisher F. David Radler 29 months in prison for his role in stealing millions o...
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Chicago middle school principal dies during root canalDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday for a middle school principal who died during a root canal at a dentist's office on Chicago's North Side. Georgette Watson of Skokie ...
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Aon sells units for $2.7 billionDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Insurance brokerage Aon Corp. is selling two underwriting units for $2.75 billion in separate cash deals to focus on more profitable lines of business in the face of fal...
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Mom, infant die in fire on Chicago's South SideDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Firefighters say two people are dead after a fire engulfed a two-story house on Chicago's South Side. Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says a 17-year-old woman a...
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Key Conrad Black witness faces 29-month sentenceDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The star witness in the monthslong trial against former media baron Conrad Black is expected to be sentenced to 29 months in prison. F. David Radler is to appear in cour...
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Exelon taking over security at its plantsDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Exelon Corp. said Friday it will replace Wackenhut Corp. with an in-house security force at its 10 nuclear power plants in the wake of incidents earlier th...
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Ditka is a blessing to MisericordiaDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - After reading the recent reporting on Mike Ditka, I would like your readers to know what Mike Ditka means to Misericordia, a residential center for 550 children and adul...
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Jetliner evacuated at O'Hare; one injuredDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Passengers and crew of a jetliner traveling from China to O'Hare International Airport had to be evacuated upon landing Friday because of a report of smoke in the cabin....
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Passengers evacuate plane at O'HareDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Passengers and crew of a jetliner traveling from China to O'Hare International Airport had to be evacuated upon landing this afternoon because of smoke in the cabin. One...