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3 hrs ago | Times Leader

Obama: GOP attacks wona t work

McCain questions Obama's association with a former member of Weather Underground group.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, John McCain, University of Illinois Chicago

Fri Oct 10, 2008

Cbs2chicago.com

Brawl Outside Lincoln Park High Ends In 12 Arrests

Oct 10, 2008 8:20 pm US/Central Twelve juveniles were arrested after a fight outside a North Side high school in the Lincoln Park neighborhood Friday morning, which hurt at least one boy.

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Related Topix: Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL)

Chicago Sun-Times

Alderman: I've had enough valet gripes

Ald. Brendan Reilly is fed up with valet parking companies that damage cars, park illegally, gobble up on-street spaces and tie up downtown traffic.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Sports

WBBM-AM Chicago

Chase Ends When Suspect Runs Out Of Gas

A police chase that started in west suburb early Friday ended on the Eisenhower Expressway after the suspect's vehicle ran out of gas.

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Related Topix: Hillside, IL

CNN

New RNC ad mentions William Ayers

" Republican efforts to link Sen. Barack Obama to William Ayers, a member of a 1970's anti-war terrorist group, will increase Friday when a new ad from the Republican National Committee hits the airwaves.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

WBBM-AM Chicago

City Cuts Hit Two Key Areas: Police and Streets Departments

Posted: Sunday, 05 October 2008 11:43AM City Cuts Hit Two Key Areas: Police and Streets Departments Sun-Times Reporting CHICAGO -- Nearly half of the 1,080 city of Chicago employees being targeted for layoffs ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro

The Times

Chicago man sentenced for Hammond armed robbery

A Chicago man was sentenced to six years in prison for the armed robbery of a Hammond cigarette store, the Lake County prosecutor's office reported Wednesday.

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Thu Oct 09, 2008

The Times

NICTD, Chicago police arrest 4 on trespassing charges

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Transit police and Fourth District Chicago police officers arrested four south suburban men Monday night on charges related to them driving their four-wheel ...

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Related Topix: Orland Park, IL, Tinley Park, IL

Cbs2chicago.com

Woman Assaulted In Hyde Park-Kenwood Building

Oct 9, 2008 5:36 am US/Central CHICAGO Police are investigating after a man with a knife forced his way into a woman's apartment and sexually assaulted her inA an area that isA to numerous University of Chicago ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, University of Chicago

WBBM-AM Chicago

Suspect Sought in Rape, Armed Robbery

A man who said he had a knife forced his way into a woman's apartment and raped her Wednesday night in the South Side's Kenwood neighborhood, sources said.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

CBS2Chicago.com

Off-Duty Officer Shoots 2 Alleged Robbers

Oct 9, 2008 9:46 am US/Central An off-duty police officer shot and wounded two men during an alleged attempted robbery late Wednesday in the Southwest Side's Ashburn neighborhood.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Oak Lawn, IL

Bloomberg

Chicago Out-Greens New York, L.A., Growing Lawns in Clouds on 400 Rooftops

Chicagoans who live at 900 North Michigan Avenue don't head to the country to commune with nature.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US News

Wed Oct 08, 2008

WBBM-AM Chicago

South Side Crash Sends 12 To Hospitals

An accident or possible series of accidents on the South Side Wednesday night sent 12 people to area hospitals.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Oak Lawn, IL

China Confidential

IBD on Obama's Real Bill Ayers Problem

Investor's Business Daily , however, examines the real significance of Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers, the unrepentant, former Weather Underground bomber in whose home Obama's political career was ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain, Barack Obama, Hugo Chavez

WBBM-AM Chicago

Lanes Reopened After Jackknifed Truck Blocks Dan Ryan

A jackknifed semi truck blocked inbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway for more than two hours early Wednesday on the South Side.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro

ABC7 Chicago

Chicago parks earns money from music fest

The Chicago Park District has earned $1.6 million from this year's Lollapalooza rock 'n' roll festival.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Can you ID the 'Playboy Bandit' bank robber?

FBI on the lookout for 'Playboy Bandit' October 7, 2008 FROM STNG WIRE REPORTS The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding a man who robbed a south suburban bank at gunpoint last month.

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Related Topix: Alsip, IL, Pulaski, IL, Autos

NBC Channel 5

Finance Committee Clears Leasing Of Midway

Mayor Richard Daley 's $2.5 billion plan to privatize Midway Airport was cleared for take-off by a City Council committee Tuesday as City Hall races to complete the historic transaction before the change of ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro

Tue Oct 07, 2008

Idaho Entertainment

Gold prices climb amid financial uncertainty

Gold prices climb amid financial uncertainty Comments NEW YORK - Gold prices kept rising Tuesday, approaching $900 an ounce after another day of turmoil in financial markets encouraged buying of safe-haven ...

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke

CNN

Records: Ayers, Obama crossed paths on boards

More than 30 years ago, William Ayers was a fugitive leader of the Weather Underground, an antiwar terrorist group known for its bombings of police stations, the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, John McCain

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