Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago cop claims sex biasDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - A Chicago police officer is suing her former supervisor for sex discrimination, claiming she was sent on dangerous assignments, resulting in her being injured on the job...
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Chicago's top cop makes more than DaleyDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is defending his decision to pay his newly chosen police superintendent a $300,000 salary. That is $83,790 more than what Daley is paid annua...
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Briefs: Delinquents' names postedDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois state officials are posting online the names of 131 people and businesses who owe more than $1,000 in taxes. The Revenue Department has listed the names on its ...
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Applications to the U. of C. way upDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Applications to the University of Chicago are up 45 percent this fall. It has received nearly 4,500 applications for its non-binding early action program. Regular applic...
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Thieves posing as Chicago workers targeting seniors, police warnDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Authorities in Chicago say thieves claiming to be from the city's water department are targeting senior citizens. Police say the homes of several seniors in the Chicago ...
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Briefs: Transit vote next week?Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - The state's top lawmakers and Gov. Rod Blagojevich are still trying to agree on a gambling expansion that would pay for a statewide construction program and pave the way...
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Teamsters move to oust United unionDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Teamsters sought the right Monday to represent United Airlines mechanics, filing a petition and predicting it will win an election to displace the Aircraf...
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Ex-Chicago cop on trial for rapeDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - A former Chicago police sergeant is charged with raping a woman in 2004 after picking her up in his squad car. John Herman waived his right to a jury trial, opting for a...
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2 children dead in early morning Chicago fireDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Firefighters say two children are dead and two other people are injured from an early morning fire that ravaged a crowded home on Chicago's southwest side. Fire Departme...
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Feds: Amtrak train was speeding before it smashed into freight carDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - An Amtrak train was going about 25 mph over the speed limit -- despite a signal indicating another train was on the same track -- moments before it hit a stationary frei...