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Chicago Cops Punished For Posed Photo With Cuffed G-20 Summit Suspect

AP | Posted 11.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Police Department, Chicago Police Misconduct, Chicago Police Pittsburgh, G20 Chicago Police, g20 Police, G20 Protests, G20 Summit, Kyle Kramer, Police Misconduct, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A Chicago police spokesman says two high-ranking officers have been reprimanded after a video surfaced that showed officers posing wit...

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38 States Join Fight Against Chicago Handgun Ban

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jon Bruning, Chicago Handgun Ban Supreme Court, Handgun Ban, Chicago Handgun Ban, Gun Control, Chicago Gun Laws, Chicago Gun Ban, Chicago News

Nebraska and 37 other states are supporting a challenge to Chicago's ban on handguns....

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Blago Confidante Christopher Kelly's Dying Words Before Overdose: 'Tell Them They Won'

Chicago Tribune | John Chase | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chris Kelly, Christopher Kelly Suicide, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Trial, Blagojevich Probe, Christopher Kelly, Christopher Kelly Death, Chicago News

As Christopher Kelly was being treated for a fatal overdose, the political fundraiser who was being pressured to testify against ex- Gov. Rod Blagojev...

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Obama's Election: Destiny Called

Charles Madigan | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Supporters, Chicago Public Schools, Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin, Palin Bridge to Nowhere, Cps, Barack Obama Race, Republican Convention, Barack Obama, Chicago News

It sounds arrogant--"I'm going to find a new way to write about politics" -- but that was my objective with Destiny Calling: How the People Elected Barack Obama. A new kind of history was being written.

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Chicago Tears Down a Mies

Edward Lifson | Posted 11.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Architectural Preservation, Chicago Architecture, Mies Van Der Rohe, Blair Kamin, IIT Campus, IIT Test Cell, Chicago News

This week, powers that be in Chicago will demolish a little work by Mies van der Rohe. A small part of his extraordinarily important campus for the Illinois Institute of Technology will bite the dust.

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Rival's Video Says Quinn Nods Off While Woman Recounts Health Care Nightmare (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn Asleep, Hynes Quinn, Video, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Midge Hough, Chicago News

Did Gov. Pat Quinn fall asleep during Wednesday afternoon's gubernatorial debate? A video released by a rival campaign makes it appear that he did. "...

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Terror Fears Scarier Than Guantanamo Bay Suspects in the Heartland

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Hate Crimes Against Muslims, Violence Against Muslims, Valerie Kenney, Tinley Park Illinois, Thomson Illinois Prison, Islamophobia, Fort Hood, Mark Kirk, Guantanamo Bay, Backlash, Nidal Malik Hasan, Chicago News

I'm less scared of the possibility of an armed Islamic radical coming into my life than I am about the everyday bigots.

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FAA Flight Delays: O'Hare, Midway Flights Back On Track After Computer Glitch Caused Delays

Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Airport, Midway Delays, O'hare Delays, Chicago Airport Delays, O'Hare, Check Flight Status, Flight Cancellations, Faa Glitch, Faa Delay, Airport Delays, Faa, Airport Delay, Faa Glitch Airport Delays, Faa Computer Glitch, Faa Flight Delays, Chicago News

UPDATE: The FAA computer glitch has been resolved, though problems continue to ripple across the country from the nearly five hour computer outage. Ge...

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Daley Rips Reporter Over Michael Scott Question (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Michael Scott Death, Michael Scott Suicide, Tera Williams, Michael Scott, Mayor Daley, Video, Jody Weis, Michael Scott Investigation, Daley Tera Williams, Mayor Daley Michael Scott, Chicago News

Mayor Daley lit into a reporter Wednesday for asking whether the death of his longtime friend Michael Scott will affect the mayor's political career. ...

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Don Manzullo, Illinois Congressman, Apologizes For Calling Islam A 'Savage Religion' (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Thomson Correctional Center, Don Manzullo, Don Manzullo Islam, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Gitmo Detainees Illinois, Manzullo Detainees, Chicago News

Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) moved to distance himself Tuesday from remarks he made to a local TV station in which he referred to Islam as a "savage rel...

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Michael Scott's Death Definitely Suicide: Medical Examiner (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Michael Scott Suicide, Michael Scott, Mayor Daley, Video, Nancy Jones, Michael Scott Death, Michael Scott Investigation, Michael Scott Chicago, Chicago News

The Cook County Medical Examiner said today that there was "no evidence" the death of Chicago school board president trusted Daley ally Michael Scott ...

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Mark Kirk Gets Skittish About Possible Glenn Beck Endorsement (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk may or may not accept an endorsement from conservative talk show host Glenn Beck -- he won't say either way. After wo...

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Zack Heddinger, Steelers Fan, Says He Was Poisoned, Blinded At Chicago Bar After Bears Game

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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A Pittsburgh man in town to watch the Steelers play in September says he had to be rushed to the hospital on the verge of death after accepting a drin...

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Studs Terkel's FBI File Unearthed, With A Few Surprises

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Studs Terkel, Studs Terkel FBI, Studs Terkel FBI File, FBI Surveillance, Fbi, J. Edgar Hoover, Andre Schiffrin, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Long before the FBI identified him as a suspected communist and spent decades watching him and talking to confidential informants abou...

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GOP Moves To Block Gitmo Detainees From Coming To Illinois Prison

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

A plan to transfer prisoners currently held at Guantanamo Bay to a nearly deserted Illinois jail is sharply dividing the state's politicians, with Dem...

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The Lifeblood of Undergraduate Education Is on Strike

Emily F. Shaw | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: University of Illinois, Strike, Education, Geo, University of Illinois Global Campus, Rod Blagojevich, Graduate Employees’ Organization, TA Strike, Higher Education, University of Illinois Clout List, Unions, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Teaching Assistants, U of I Strike, University of Illinois Strike, Chicago News

The Fighting Illini don't have much fight on the gridiron this year. But the University administration has more than enough fight to allow a strike of its TAs to begin.

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Thomson Residents Want Gitmo Detainees At Prison: 'It Will Wind Up Being A Boon For This Town'

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

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THOMSON, Ill. — Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than...

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Michael Scott: School Board Chief's Apparent Suicide Stuns

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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(AP) CHICAGO — Chicago's school board president apparently shot himself in the head near the Chicago River before dawn Monday, officials said as...

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Daley Sued Over Obama, Jarrett's Olympic Involvement

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Chicago Olympics, Valerie Jarrett, Chicago Olympics, Obama Olympics, Mayor Daley, Judicial Watch, Chicago Olympics Lawsuit, Valerie Jarrett Ethics Waiver, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

A conservative watchdog group is suing Mayor Daley and the city for failing to turn over information about the Obama administration's involvement in C...

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Fort Hood Victim Pfc. Michael Pearson Hailed As Hearse Passes Through Hometown (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Fort Hood Victims, Bolingbrook, Pfc Michael Pearson, Fort Hood, Michael Pearson, Fort Hood Shootings, Slideshow, Chicago News

On the same day Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was charged with 13 counts of murder in the killing of a dozen of his fellow soldiers, one of the victims ...

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Illinois Foreclosures Rank Third Nationally

Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Foreclosures, Foreclosure, Home Foreclosures, Illinois Foreclosures, Economy, Housing Crisis, Chicago News

Not only is the housing crisis far from over, in Illinois it may be getting worse. Foreclosure filings jumped 56 percent in October, resulting in the...

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Two Dining Landmarks in Chicago: Last Call

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Don Roth's Blackhawk, Nick's Fishmarket, Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Lee Suckow, Ann Roth, Food, Chicago News

It's last call at two fine dining landmarks in downtown Chicago, the 90-year-old Don Roth's Blackhawk and the 32-year-old Nick's Fishmarket.

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Brian Dugan Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of Jeanine Nicarico

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Brian Dugan Death Sentence, Jeanine Nicarico, Chicago News

WHEATON, Ill. — A suburban Chicago jury said Wednesday that a convicted murderer should be executed for the rape and killing of a 10-year-old gi...

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Keeping Score in Chicago Episode 28: Dear Oprah, LA Is For Suckers

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Mark Brown, Oprah Winfrey, Keeping Score in Chicago, Bill Zwecker, Sammy Sosa, Oprah Chicago, Chicago Podcasts, Chicago News

Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker gives the scoop on Oprah's diabolical plan to sell out Chicago and cuddle with celebrities and skinny people in California.

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