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Defense mocks mob trial witness's testimonyJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The star witness at the trial of five alleged Chicago underworld figures came under attack Monday from an attorney who accused him of making up his eyewitness account of...
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Woman's body found in Chicago closetJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A Chicago woman's decomposing body was found wrapped in a plastic bag inside a closet, and police said Monday they were questioning the ex-boyfriend of the victim's moth...
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Whims of time take toll on lifelong writerMay 23, 2003 5:15 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published May 29, 2003 This is the kind of compelling human story Bill Granger was made to tell. Instead, Granger sits in the Illin...
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Illinois among states warned in cantaloupe recallDec 31, 1996 11:00 pm - DENVER — A melon farm in Colorado has issued a recall of cantaloupe, distributed in Illinois and several othe states, following a deadly Listeria outbreak that has sprea...
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'Burn the Floor' sizzles, but marred by samenessDec 31, 1996 11:00 pm - Despite the blizzard that started pummeling Chicago on Tuesday, the show still went on for opening night of “Burn the Floor” at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago. A...
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Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ stands the test of timeJun 11, 1996 2:48 pm - Editor’s note: This column originally published on June 11, 1996 This is a literary note on the Bulls victory tour: Carl Sandburg was wrong, apparently. Sports writers k...
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Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ stands the test of timeJun 11, 1996 5:15 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published on June 11, 1996 This is a literary note on the Bulls victory tour: Carl Sandburg was wrong, apparently. Sports writers k...
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Old romance thrives as time presses onMay 21, 1996 5:15 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published May 21, 1996 I learned about newspapers from the top to the bottom because I loved newspapers. I worked in a press room ...
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Billy Goat Tavern runs full circle around the cityApr 25, 1996 11:13 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published April 25, 1996 When William Sianis landed in Chicago as an immigrant from Greece, he scrambled for jobs. In time, he sol...
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Billy Goat Tavern runs full circle around the cityApr 25, 1996 5:15 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published April 25, 1996 When William Sianis landed in Chicago as an immigrant from Greece, he scrambled for jobs. In time, he sol...