Articles filed under Region
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Governor's fundraiser pleads not guiltyDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief campaign fundraiser pleaded not guilty Friday to federal tax charges and was allowed to stay free on bond provided he gets treatment for a g...
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Shedd's new beluga has name after contestDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The votes, are in and the Shedd Aquarium says its 4-month-old beluga whale calf will be named Miki (pronounced MEE'-kee), an Inuit word for "little." Nearly 9,000 votes ...
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United, Delta double surchargesDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - United Airlines has doubled a surcharge it added to tickets last month to offset high fuel costs, a spokesman said Friday. Delta Air Lines quickly followed suit. The mov...
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Presidency hangs on illegal immigrationDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - If Social Security is the third rail of politics ("touch it and you die") for politicians, then immigration must be the next. No other issue has aroused the emotions of ...
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Female officer loses discrimination caseDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - A jury has ruled that a Chicago police commander didn't discriminate against a female police officer in denying her a 2002 special assignment. Forty-two-year-old Donna L...
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Chicago man shot outside downstate barDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois State Police say a Chicago man is hospitalized after being shot by officers outside a tavern in the southern Illinois town of Mounds. State police say officers ...
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R. Kelly tells judge: I believe I can flyDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Megastar R&B singer R. Kelly promised Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan today that the next time he faces a pressing court date, he will fly home, despite his well-known...
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Crime down in cityDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago Police Department says crime is down and the murder rate could be at its lowest in 42 years. The trend in Chicago is part of an overall decline in crime nati...
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Jury awards $15.5 million to Fox familyDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - As Kevin Fox sat in the Will County jail while accused of killing his little girl, until freed eight months later on DNA evidence, he thought briefly about suicide. "But...
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Zell wastes no time in taking control of Tribune CompanyDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Real estate magnate Sam Zell took control of newly private Tribune Co. on Thursday and began shaking up the newspaper and TV company the moment the $8.2 billion buyout h...