Articles filed under Region
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Chicago builder's prize is WaldorfSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't so long ago that Michael Reschke was one of the biggest names in Chicago real estate, and the company he built developed or acquired more than $10 billion wort...
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Michigan fugitive arrested in Chicago train stationSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A suspect in a deadly Detroit-area robbery has been arrested at a downtown Chicago train station after police used cell phone tracing technology to track him. Federal ma...
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Chapter 2: Unequal state equalizerSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Constitution assigns the state the primary responsibility for financing public schools. The state doesn't live up to that responsibility. Not by a long shot...
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Wind power looks to be worth his whileSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - FREEPORT -- A 35-foot-high wind turbine 12 feet in diameter on Troy Rudy's property saved him $80 in electrical bills the first month he had it running. But economics wa...
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Judge clears radio personality from fault in plane collisionSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal judge has ruled that one-time WGN radio disc jockey Bob Collins wasn't at fault for a plane collision that killed him and two other people. Instead, an air ...
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Briefs: Lyric, guild reach dealSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The show will go on at the Lyric Opera of Chicago this weekend. The Lyric's general director, William Mason, says the opera has reached a tentative contract settlement w...
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Children's museum plan has adults trading barbsSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nestled between Lake Michigan and downtown skyscrapers, Grant Park is the crown jewel of Chicago's lakefront -- a mile-long ribbon of green that draws local residents an...
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Helping families secure housingSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Metropolitan Chicago is leading the nation in high-cost home loans, according to a recent analysis by the Chicago Reporter, and the number of families struggling to make...
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Metra says rails are safe; investigation continuesSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Metra officials say riders should not be concerned about the possibility of additional track sabotage as the FBI probes the removal of rail spikes from train tracks on C...
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Governor expands cancer screeningsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois will expand its breast and cervical cancer screening program to cover all women without insurance in another move by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to increase access aft...