Articles filed under Region
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FCC likely to grant Trib waiverNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday he wants to grant media group Tribune Co. a temporary exemption from U.S. media ownership rules, rem...
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Hastert departing to avoid tarnish?Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - In a Nov. 25 letter, Dick Graff presented several valid issues regarding the resignation of Congressman Dennis Hastert. Additionally, the so-called Mr. Clean of Congres...
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Briefs: Teen charged in murderNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - A 16-year-old Chicago boy was charged Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a University of Chicago graduate student from Senegal and a string of armed robberies around the...
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Democratic delegate candidatesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Democratic delegate candidates These are Democrats seeking election as national convention delegates in the Daily Herald's circulation area. Republican delegate candida...
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Trucker convicted of reckless homicide in 2003 deaths of 8 womenNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - A truck driver intentionally disregarded the risk to those around him moments before his 76,000-pound rig slammed into the back of a tour bus on the Northwest Tollway in...
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UAL workers oppose moves to boost stockNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - UAL Corp. unions Wednesday took aim at the company's plan to benefit its shareholders. The Union Coalition at United Airlines, a conglomeration of all but one of UAL Cor...
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Parties: GOP, Democrats differ on delegate rulesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - When suburban delegates pack their bags for national political conventions, they usually expect a few days of too much food, too little sleep, lots of party spirit and a...
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Teen pleads guilty in killing of restaurant managerNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for his role in the 2006 robbery and murder of a restaurant manager. Moments before the boy was led of Juveni...
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Briefs: Chicago Fed sees slow growthNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Turmoil in financial markets could lead to a reduction in both business investments and the purchases of consumer durables and homes, slowing U.S. economic gr...
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Blagojevich's CTA rescue took from other projectsNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- When he announced emergency funding for Chicago-area mass-transit systems earlier this month, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he simply was using money already ...