Articles filed under Chicago
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Briefs: ComEd customers will get creditsSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- ComEd customers can expect to see lower electric bills starting in October. The utility said Tuesday it will begin this week to issue $250 million in credits ...
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State leaders talk a lot, accomplish little in meetingSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The politicians who run Illinois are talking to each other again, but still agreeing on little when it comes to new roads, more casinos, broader health care coverage and...
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CTA changes policy on electronic fare cardsSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority is reversing a policy that could have led to many commuters losing the balance left on their electronic fare cards. There are more than 300...
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Three people arrested after botched robberySep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago police arrested three people early Tuesday after a robbery at a South Side airbrush shop that went awry and resulted in a standoff with police. There were no inj...
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Radio show a 'best friend'Sep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - "Are you afraid?" radio host Carina asked. "A little." 18-year-old Claudia Hernandez from behind the mike. "About what?" "About failing." Next to her, 20-year-old Migu...
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Post LaSalle merger, Bank of America to lay off 2,500 area employeesSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Bank of America and LaSalle Bank employees on Monday were informed about 2,500 Illinois workers will be laid off sometime in the next two years. Bank of America spokesma...
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Pharmacies cited for overcharging on 145 productsSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - After a two-month undercover investigation, Chicago's Department of Consumer Services cited 71 pharmacies for overcharging on 145 total products. The department's retail...
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Inconsistencies are disturbingSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Not being a psychiatrist, I still can identify psychotic social inconsistency. One manifestation was the media furor over Michael Vick's so misusing dogs that the surviv...
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Misplaced nostalgia for 'sink or swim'Sep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - In the Hidalgo County model that Mr. Reyes looks fondly back on ("Are Spanish-speaking students 'coddled,'" Daily Herald, Sept. 2), he said limited English proficient st...
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Mob trial jury to get partial transcriptSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - A judge agreed Friday to help jurors at Chicago's biggest mob trial in years refresh their memories about witness testimony by sending them a portion of the transcript. ...