Articles filed under Chicago
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Cook County morgue at capacity, still holding bodies from '06Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County's chief medical examiner, Nancy Jones, acknowledges that the tale of the missing body doesn't cast her office in the best light. The remains of 64-year-old R...
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Runner died from heart problems not heat at marathonOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - A heart condition, not record-setting heat, killed a Michigan police officer who died running an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon, an autopsy showed Monday. Chad...
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High temps cut marathon shortOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon has been cut short due to high temperatures. Just before noon, race organizers decided to close the course at the half-way point. "We h...
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Man dies at shortened marathonOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - One death has been reported at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. A 35-year-old from Midland, Mich., collapsed during the race and died around 12:50 p.m. at a local hosp...
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Microsoft to spin off 'Halo' creator with Chicago rootsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Bungie Studios, the "Halo" video game developer acquired by Microsoft Corp. in 2000, is once again operating as an independent company, Microsoft said Friday....
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Health center escapee found in ChicagoOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - A fugitive who escaped the Elgin Mental Health Center a month ago was caught Friday afternoon on Chicago's South Side, police said. Tolbert Walls, 31, whose last address...
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Chicago offers a selection of attached homesOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago offers a variety of condominium and townhouse options priced at more than $250,000. Community: The Enclave at Galewood Crossing -- Condominiums by Red Seal Devel...
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Sunday drive in city won't be easyOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - If you don't absolutely have to be in Chicago Sunday, just stay away. If you are going downtown, plan ahead and expect frustrating delays. Sunday's Chicago Marathon an...
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Defending champions head world-class fieldOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The first few rows of the runners lining up at the start line of any major marathon are reserved for the elite athletes who have been paid by the organizers to be there ...
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Effort to honor famed author Saul Bellow stalled by his racial commentsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - In a city whose streets commemorate literary notables like the German Goethe and the Frenchman Jean Racine, naming an avenue, a statue, or maybe a school after the Ameri...