Articles filed under Chicago
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Environmental activists scale Chicago Board of TradeOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Several environmental activists are under arrest this morning after police say they briefly scaled the Chicago Board of Trade and unfurled a 50-foot banner to protest th...
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Is Olympic bid hurt by marathon?Oct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - It may not even be a fair question. The Chicago Marathon is run by a private bank, while the Olympics would be run by the city and an Olympic committee. But fair or not,...
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No, there wasn't enough water, marathoners sayOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski says his crew was prepared for the heat, but many runners aren't buying it. What's more, they're taking offense ...
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Autopsy planned for Michigan man who died running Chicago MarathonOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - An autopsy was scheduled this morning for a Michigan police officer who died running an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon. Debilitating weather plagued this year'...
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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...