Articles filed under Chicago
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Backyard roosts may get the bootDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - The same city that put out the welcome mat for bees and fought to protect goose livers is poised to send a different message to residents: We don't want your clucking ch...
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Boeing sticks to 787 scheduleDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Boeing Co. said Tuesday that its schedule for the 787 Dreamliner remains on track and it does not currently envision further delays in the much-ballyhooed air...
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Daley appoints new head of Chicago Housing AuthorityDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - A former resident of public housing has been named the chief executive officer of the Chicago Housing Authority. Forty-eight-year-old Lewis A. Jordan replaces Sharon Gis...
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Large Sun-Times investor calls for changeDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The second-largest shareholder of Sun-Times Media Group Inc. criticized the company's performance in a letter Tuesday and called for operational changes at...
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Former media mogul Conrad Black sentenced to 6½ years for fraudDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Conrad Black walked to the curb as he exited the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago Monday amid a crush of reporters and photographers, attempting to keep up ap...
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Stossel's mistaken about tax creditsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Generally I agree with John Stossel, but he is mistaken about education tax credits -- or scholarships derived from tax credits -- being better than publicly-funded scho...
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Rev. Sharpton: End police brutality or I'll fight your Olympic bidDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - The Reverend Al Sharpton is giving Chicago officials an ultimatum: Do something about what he calls pervasive police brutality or he'll lobby the International Olympic C...
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Giuliani touts free trade during speech to Illinois manufacturersDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani says free trade leads to peace because war is an undesirable option between trade partners. "It's part of the story of how ...
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Hastert resigned to avoid defeatDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - In a letter published Nov. 25, Dick Graff presented several valid issues regarding the resignation of Congressman Dennis Hastert. Additionally, the so-called Mr. Clean m...
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Accident closes Chicago expresswayDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - A portion of the northbound lanes of the Bishop Ford expressway on Chicago's South Side are expected to be closed through the weekend after a dump truck hit the undersid...