Articles filed under Region
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Weller won't seek re-election to CongressSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller, recently named one of the most corrupt members of Congress by a watchdog group, will announce he will not seek an eighth term, a spoke...
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Bridge safety top priority in IllinoisSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Ever since the stunning and tragic collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, there has been a tremendous amount of public interest in the safety of our bri...
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SIU plagiarism report could bolster Poshard's defenseSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - As plagiarism allegations dog Southern Illinois University's president, a panel the school created last year to define the practice may have bolstered his defense, concl...
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Mob trial jury to get partial transcriptSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - A judge agreed Friday to help jurors at Chicago's biggest mob trial in years refresh their memories about witness testimony by sending them a portion of the transcript. ...
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Goudie off base in column on ComEdSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - We are again disappointed in Chuck Goudie and his misleading column of Sept. 3, in which he alleges that ComEd is not looking out for our customers' interests. Nothing c...
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CSO agrees to new contractSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will embark next week on its 2007 tour of Europe fully in tune with a new players' contract. The orchestra's musicians and management anno...
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Chicago becomes tour-ending destination for AerosmithSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago is now the final destination of Aerosmith's 37-city international tour. Publicists for the rock band say the group had to cancel its sold-out, tour-ending concer...
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Score soarsSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - With all due respect to Porchlight Music Theatre, its fine cast, resourceful design team and able directors, the real star of the company's revival of "Phantom" is the t...
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Google founders join Forbes' top 10Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The complete Forbes 500 list NEW YORK -- A billion dollars just doesn't go as far as it used to. For the first time, it takes more than $1 billion to earn a spot on...
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Briefs: Fugitive caught in MexicoSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A Chicago contractor who fled after being snared in a federal corruption probe has been arrested in Mexico, officials said Thursday. Marco Morales, 61, wanted in Chicago...