Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago Red Cross sends 2 dozen to help wildfire victimsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - While Southern California continues to burn, local volunteers have begun arriving to help. The American Red Cross of the Greater Chicago Area has already deployed more t...
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Kuwaiti group pushes for greater U.S. tradeOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Armed with surveys showing Americans know little about Kuwait and often think it is a "terrorist state," a delegation of Kuwaitis toured the Chicago area Tuesday touting...
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Ambulance transporting Chicago Marathon runner got lostOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The ambulance that rushed a dying Chicago Marathon runner from the race to the hospital apparently got lost on the way, authorities said. Chad Schieber collapsed while r...
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Release list of cops with multiple complaints, aldermen urgeOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Twenty-eight aldermen asked a federal judge Monday to release to them confidential information concerning hundreds of Chicago police officers who have been repeatedly ac...
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Zell says newspaper industry needs discipline, less complacencyOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Billionaire investor Sam Zell told a group of newspaper executives Monday that the industry's woes result partly from complacency in responding too slowly to rapid chang...
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Boxing event is city's Olympic trialOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - When about 650 amateur boxers gather in Chicago for the world championships that begin today, they won't be the only ones with Olympic hopes on the line. The tourn...
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Teen survives lightning strikeOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A 14-year-old Chicago boy now belongs to an exclusive club. Jason Torres was struck by lightning and lived to tell about it. He was struck as he rode a bike during storm...
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Police charge teens in young boy's deathOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Two teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 10-year-old boy who was shot while on his way to buy an after-school snack, Chicago police said Sa...
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Man cuts deal to testify against co-defendants in Cary torture caseOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - A McHenry County man linked to the beating and torture of a suspected thief at a Cary home agreed this morning to testify against his three co-defendants in exchange for...
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O'Hare security falters after testingOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - To the alarm of fliers and security experts alike, federal officials admitted Thursday that undercover agents were able to sneak bomblike items by O'Hare airport screene...