Articles filed under Chicago
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Osborn leaving as Northern Trust CEOOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp. said Tuesday that William Osborn is stepping down on Jan. 1 after 12 years as chief executive and will be succeeded by Frederick Waddell. Osborn, 60...
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Bailing out Chicago transit systems nutsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I am very much against a bailout from Springfield of the transportation system for Chicago and the surrounding area. Most of the time when I see a Pace bus, there are an...
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Judge denies bail to retired cop convicted at mob trialOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal judge turned down a request for bail Wednesday from a retired police officer convicted along with four alleged mobsters at Chicago's Family Secrets racketeeri...
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Retrial granted man who claimed police coerced him into confessing to murderOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has granted a new trial to a man who claimed he was coerced by Chicago police into confessing to two murders. Court records show that James Andrews,...
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Boeing replaces 787 program boss after delay announcedOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Less than a week after announcing a delay in its new 787, Boeing Co. said today it is replacing Mike Bair, the program's vice president and general manager for the past...
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3 Americans win Nobel economics prize for laying 'foundations of mechanism design theory'Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Americans Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin and Roger B. Myerson won the Nobel prize in economics on Monday for developing a theory that helps explain ...
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Metra stepping up track inspections after derailmentsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Metra is beefing up track inspections after discovering an inspector overlooked a misalignment that caused a pair of derailments earlier this month, officials said Frida...
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Marathon director stands by his decision to cut race shortOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Five days after the warmest Chicago Marathon in history, the race's director defended his decision to end the run early amid brutal heat and humidity that sent scores to...
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E2 asks city where liquor, money wentOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - It appears that Chicago police are confronted by yet another scandal. While officers guarded the closed E2 nightclub for a roughly 12-month period during 2003 and 2004, ...
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What is Kabbalah? Don't ask MadonnaOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Ask most Americans what they know about Kabbalah and their answer will be "Madonna practices it." Dozens of other celebrities do, too, including Demi Moore, Ashton Kutch...