Articles filed under West Chicago Public Library District
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Class status sought for alleged torture victimsDec 17, 2013 6:53 am - Lawyers want a judge to grant class status to prisoners who may have been tortured into giving false confessions by Chicago police. The Chicago Sun-Times reports attorne...
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Audit: former city official didn’t defraud ChicagoDec 04, 2013 5:42 am - An audit of a former state treasurer in Ohio facing money laundering, wire fraud and other charges has concluded that he did not engage in similar illegal activities whi...
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Chicago Field Museum’s dinosaur to get cleaningNov 11, 2013 6:09 am - The Field Museum’s famous Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur skeleton, Sue, is getting ready for the holidays. One of the 67-million-year-old dinosaur’s twice yearly cleanings ...
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Camcorder battery causes fire aboard airliner at O’HareSep 27, 2013 6:10 am - An American Airlines flight from Chicago to St. Louis was forced to return to O’Hare International Airport after a camcorder battery caused a fire in an overhead compart...
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Appellate court upholds Chicago's landmark lawSep 26, 2013 11:00 pm - The Illinois Appellate Court has upheld a Chicago landmarks ordinance designed to protect hundreds of historic buildings and 50 neighborhood districts. The ordinance app...
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Former Mell aide selected for legislative seatAug 13, 2013 11:38 am - A onetime aide to former Chicago Alderman Dick Mell will replace his daughter in the Illinois Legislature. Jaime Andrade Jr. will take the seat held by Deborah Mell. She...
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Great Summer Reads for Kids from the West Chicago Public LibraryJun 19, 2013 11:00 pm - Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes Florence, Italy, 1944: The city is under heavy Nazi occupation, but for thirteen-year-old Paolo, war is a long and boring wait. Too y...
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Prosecutors: Jackson can get treatment in prisonJun 18, 2013 8:16 am - Federal prosecutors are refuting the contention by defense attorneys that Jesse Jackson Jr. should spend less time in prison because a lengthy sentence would cause his f...
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West Chicago library celebrates Father's Day with cookoutJun 14, 2013 11:00 pm - The rain didn't dampen spirits as over 80 community members enjoyed a grilling demonstration, food, crafts, and fun at a Father's Day Cookout at the West Chicago Public ...
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Enterprise to acquire IGO CarSharing businessMay 28, 2013 1:30 pm - ST. LOUIS — Enterprise Holdings said Tuesday that it’s acquiring the business of IGO CarSharing, a nonprofit car-sharing program based in Chicago. The acquisition repres...