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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:51 pm

Chicago News

Local news for Chicago, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

3 hrs ago | WQAD-TV Moline

Three-vehicle crash blamed on ducks

Parents concerned over suspended vaccinations Rose Lawn cemetery owner fails to pay back victims Rose Lawn Memorial Estates may have been targeting veterans and their families when it began selling pre-need ...

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7 hrs ago | Cbs2chicago.com

Man Shot By Police On City's Southeast Side

A man is in serious condition after being shot by a police officer Friday evening in the Southeast Side's South Chicago neighborhood.

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11 hrs ago | NBC Channel 5

Bicyclist Struck In South Loop, Possibly Chicago Officer

A bicyclist, reportedly a Chicago Police officer, was hospitalized, after being hit by a car Monday night in the South Loop.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, South Loop (Chicago, IL)

16 hrs ago | Journal Star

Chicago sales tax boost takes effect

Chicago's no Second City, at least not when it comes to sales taxes. A boost in the Cook County sales tax that took effect on Tuesday means people shopping in Chicago now pay a cumulative 10.25 percent levy - ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Cook County, IL, Steger, IL

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Free Republic

[Chicago] One person shot fatally, three others...

Chicago police will be out in greater numbers for tonight's Navy Pier fireworks show after four people were shot last night as crowds streamed out of the Grant Park fireworks and Taste of Chicago.

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NBC Channel 5

Body-Builder Sues Gay Newspaper, Bar For Leather-Clad Ad

An amateur body-builder is suing the Chicago Free Press and a North Side gay bar after the paper ran an ad featuring him clad in leather and chains, allegedly without his consent.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Gay/Lesbian, Cook County, IL, Transgendered

NBC Channel 5

One Person Shot In SE Side Hospital Parking Lot

One person was shot in the parking lot of a Southeast Side hospital Tuesday evening.

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Newsalert

Mayor Daley's Patronage Organization Folds

The Chicago Tribune reports: Once the most powerful and feared patronage army in Mayor Richard Daley's political organization, the scandal-plagued Hispanic Democratic Organization is now officially extinct.

2 comments

WQAD-TV Moline

Lawyer fails to overturn ordinance

Local Firework Displays Genesis suspends vaccines for children Sheley Childhood vaccinations suspended at Genesis pediatric clinics Local soldier, Lt.

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Related Topix: Moline, IL

Thu Jul 03, 2008

WBIR-TV

Chicago police officer killed in shootout

Mayor Richard Daley says this morning's shooting death of a Chicago police officer is a "sad reminder" of how much gratitude is owed to the city's force.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Wed Jul 02, 2008

| JackieatCMI

Three Chicago Machine Players Named Major League Lacrosse All-Stars

Kevin Leveille, Mike Gabel and Steven Brooks will play in July 17 MLL All-Star

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Philly.com

Ask Amy: Be realistic about her parents' acceptance

Dear Amy: My girlfriend and I are young professionals in our mid-20s, with no siblings.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro

The Capitol Fax Blog

Criminalizing politics?

Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008 * The full appellate bench voted 8-2 yesterday to deny Robert Sorich another shot at hearing Robert Sorich's appeall Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief and two other former ...

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Related Topix: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

Chicago Sun-Times

CHA property where boy died has code violations

City building inspectors on Monday found code violations at the Chicago Housing Authority property in the 900 block of North Cambridge where a heavy gate broke free of its hinges and fatally crushed 3-year-old ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Autos

Chicago Sun-Times

Gunfire wounds Fire Dept. investigator

Donald Cox was investigating the apparent firebombing of a Southeast Side home Sunday when he was struck by a bullet below his left ribs -- becoming the first Chicago firefighter believed to be shot in the line ...

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Related Topix: Autos

Tue Jul 01, 2008

WQAD-TV Moline

Chicago union to try vice president

Galesburg Police investigate suspicious death HyVee employee finds dead body behind store Fire spreads in Buffalo Two weeks ago, West Front Street was lined with tens of thousands of sandbags.

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Related Topix: Moline, IL

Post Tribune

2 in custody in girl's shooting

Two "persons of interest" are in custody at the Gary City Jail in connection with Saturday's shooting of 12-year-old Arbriana Turner near her house on 36th Place in the Glen Park section of Gary.

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WGN-TV Chicago

Chicago man gets 80 years in 2005 rape, robbery of Evanston woman

A Chicago man was sentenced to 80 years in prison Friday after his conviction earlier this year in the robbery, sexual assault and abduction of an Evanston woman.

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Related Topix: Evanston, IL, Chicago Metro

Chicago Tribune

Nurse dies after being hit by boat in Wisconsin

The 28-year-old Chicago woman who died after being hit by a boat while wake-boarding on Geneva Lake over the weekend was passionate about her career as a registered nurse, friends said Monday.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro

Chicago Tribune

Chicago arson investigator's shooting changes Fire Department policy

After a lone arson investigator was shot early Sunday as he checked an alley where a Molotov cocktail had been tossed against a house, the Chicago Fire Department will change its policy and have investigators ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro

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