Articles filed under Region
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Hillary is battle-tested from her lifetime of strugglesSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - As the serious stage of the presidential campaign begins this fall, Hillary Rodham Clinton has clearly established herself in the lead of the race for the Democratic nom...
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Report says Great Lakes cleanup would boost economySep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A proposed restoration of the Great Lakes would generate at least $50 billion in economic gains _ twice as much as the cleanup would cost, accord...
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Visit the Orient -- in ChicagoSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Visit the Orient Or feel like it, anyway, at Osaka Garden, 5900 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, at the south end of the Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park. It'...
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Briefs: Jury starts deliberationsSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - After listening to 10 weeks of testimony and arguments in Chicago's biggest mob trial in years, jurors began deliberating the fate of five defendants Tuesday. Jurors hav...
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Close call at O'Hare shows need for fixSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Normally, a bird strike on a jetliner is a traumatic but not catastrophic occurrence at O'Hare International Airport. But on July 19, one of those common incidents set ...
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Boeing's new 787 won't fly until November or DecemberSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner will not begin flight testing until months later than originally planned, the head of the company's commercial airplanes unit said today. ...
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Chicago officially sends America's bid for OlympicsSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that Chicago officially is the U.S. bid city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, it must convince the International Olympic Committee it deserves to stage the games. Organ...
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Culinary transplant from the citySep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - If Donna Smith ever wants a job in an upscale French restaurant, her resume is ready to go. The Long Grove resident's credentials include several cooking classes in Fran...
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Briefs: United fills seats more efficientlySep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- United Airlines reported Tuesday its preliminary traffic results for August showed its highest-ever for the month for passenger load -- 86.3 percent. Total sc...
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Killer slips Elgin mental centerSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A convicted killer escaped Monday evening from the Elgin Mental Health Center by using a visitors pass, police said. Tolbert Walls, 31, whose last known address was on t...