Articles filed under Region
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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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Clues to how Obama would play his hand as president can be found in poker styleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Barack Obama's triumph in the 2004 U.S. Senate race earned him a memorable send-off from his friends in the Illinois legislature-- they emptied his wallet...
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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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Gambling's future brighter in Illinois, but still uncertainSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- All the pieces could be, just might be, falling into place for major gambling expansion in Illinois. Lawmakers desperately want money for transportation p...
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New York jail union to endorse ObamaSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- One of the largest municipal jail unions in the country said Monday that it will endorse Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois for president. "Barack Obama is the on...
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Police searching for missing womanSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Police have stepped up their search for a missing pharmaceutical company sales representative after finding the 28-year-old woman's car near an abandoned building. Naila...
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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...