Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago signs $8.7 million contract to buy hybrid vehiclesSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago is taking another step in becoming environmentally friendly. The city has signed an $8.7 million contract with a car dealership to buy up to 300 Toyota hybrid ve...
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Briefs: Senate votes no to Mexican trucksSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Tuesday to ban Mexican trucks from U.S. roadways, rekindling a more than decade-old trade dispute with Mexico. By a 74-24 vote, the Senate...
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Feds fault CTA in derailmentSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A seriously flawed track inspection and maintenance program likely played a major role in last year's Chicago el train derailment that sent more than 150 p...
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CTA, Pace won't hold off hikes any longerSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Despite pleas from lawmakers to hold off, CTA and Pace officials say they simply can't postpone fare hikes and service cuts any longer in the face of giant budget shortf...
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Who do you think should sing at Wrigley?Sep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Cubs fans have until Friday to cast the online votes that will decide which loyal fan will get the chance to sing at Wrigley Field. Winnowed from 2,700 entran...
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Secret's out: Verdict is guiltySep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal jury of seven women and five men Monday found every mob defendant in the Family Secrets trial guilty of racketeering, a move likely to send several of the defe...
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NTSB holding hearing on Chicago train derailmentSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing a report on last year's Chicago Blue Line derailment and fire that sent more than 100 passengers to ...
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Disabled protesters block Chicago buildingSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - A group of disabled protesters is blocking access to elevators and escalators in a government office building in downtown Chicago. A wall of wheelchairs is preventing oc...
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Verdict to be announced in mob trialSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - After about a week's deliberations, a federal jury has reached a verdict in the Family Secrets mob trial. The verdict will be read at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen Federal Build...
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No trial date yet in oft-delayed R. Kelly child porn trialSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - R&B star R. Kelly is due back in court for another hearing on September 28th. But Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan hasn't set a trial date in the child pornography case...