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Blagojevich Brother Wants 'Intimate' Phone Conversations Blocked

nbcchicago.com | December 24, 2009

Read More: Blagojevich, Blagojevich Scandal, Chicago, Court, Fbi, Politics, Rob Blagojevich, Robert Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Scandal

Rod Blagojevich's brother is asking a judge to keep private hundreds of "intimate" phone calls he argues the FBI wrongly intercepted as part of its...

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Olin Kreutz Career With Chicago Bears Seems To Be Ending

suntimes.com | Shutdown Corner, the Yahoo! Sports NFL Blog | December 24, 2009

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If general manager Jerry Angelo wasn't afraid to take linebacker Brian Urlacher to task for talking about how the offense had lost its identity, it's...

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Schaumburg Imposes First Property Tax

Chicago Breaking News | December 23, 2009 10:48 AM | December 23, 2009

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As expected, Schaumburg trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to impose the village's first property tax, adding about $252 to the tax bill for a home...

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Rain For Christmas, Winter Storm Watch Canceled

Chicago Breaking News | December 23, 2009 7:50 AM | December 23, 2009

Read More: Chicago, Chicago Weather, Chicago Weather Christmas Day, Christmas Day Weather, Meteorology, Rain For Christmas, Weather, Winter Storm Watch

Christmas Day is expected to be cloudy with a 40 percent change of light rain showers in the morning. Light snow or snow showers are...

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Katie O'Connell, Missing College Of Dupage Student, Found Safe

nbcchicago.com | December 23, 2009

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A 20-year-old College of Dupage student who was last seen leaving a River North bar early Sunday morning has been located and is safe, Oak...

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Judge Throws Out Political Fraud Conviction, Orders New Trial

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | December 22, 2009

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CHICAGO — A federal judge threw out the fraud conviction of Chicago's former streets and sanitation commissioner Tuesday and granted him a new trial on...

Chicago Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly Month-Over-Month

Crain's Chicago Business | By: MonéE Fields | December 22, 2009

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Unemployment in metropolitan Chicago edged down to 10.3% in November but remained close to a 26-year high....

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Star Of Wonder: Adler Planetarium Show To Be Retired

suntimes.com | By MARY HOULIHAN Mhoulihan@suntimes.com | December 22, 2009

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Since the mid-1930s, "Star of Wonder" has been a holiday staple at the Adler Planetarium. The museum's longest-running sky show, it examines theories about what...

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Michael Jordan Lawsuit: Jordan Sues Two Grocery Chains

Chicago Sun Times | SportsAgentBlog.Com | December 22, 2009

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Bringing a tough offense to protect his brand, Michael Jordan is suing Chicago's two big grocery chains -- Jewel and Dominick's -- for allegedly using...

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Blagojevich Aide Googled Law On Temporarily Filling Rahm Emanuel Congressional Seat

upi.com | December 21, 2009

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CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Illinois' ousted governor researched if he could keep the White House chief of staff's former U.S. House seat warm for...

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Religion And Politics: Chicago Archdiocese Joins Health Care Debate

chicagocatholicnews.com | December 21, 2009

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As he tangles with Democratic Party leaders over the direction of health care reform, particularly relating to abortion, Cardinal Francis George can sound an awful...

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Ravens vs. Bears: Flacco, Baltimore Crush Chicago

AP | DAVID GINSBURG | December 20, 2009

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BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens are starting to look more like a playoff team, although it was difficult to judge for certain Sunday given the...

Illinois Democrats Need Obama's Help To Keep His Old Senate Seat

New York Times | James Warren | December 20, 2009

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Alexi Giannoulias Senate, Barack Obama, Cheryle Jackson, Chicago, David Hoffman, Illinois, Jacob Meister, Mark Steven Kirk, Obama, Obama Senate Seat, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Senate, US Senate

Some Chicagoans grouse that President Obama has reneged on promises to return home regularly. Midway through a desultory, prickly United States Senate debate last week,...

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Future Of Old County Hospital In Doubt

chicagocurrent.com | December 20, 2009

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Nostalgia, it seems, means little to Cook County Health and Hospitals System board members, who this morning expressed concerns about an expenisve project to rehab...