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2 charged in Chicago Hts firebombing
Beecher :: Crete :: Monee :: Chicago Heights :: South Chicago Heights :: Steger :: 2 charged in Chicago Hts firebombing Comments November 5, 2009 BY CASEY TONER Bail was set today for two Chicago men accused of tossing Molotov cocktails into a Chicago Heights clothing store.
CPS gets $888,000 grant for Arabic
More Chicago Public Schools students will have an opportunity to learn Arabic thanks to a grant from the U.S. government.
Agriculture futures mostly rise on Chicago BOT
December oats were unchanged at $2.54 a bushel. In other trading, beef and pork futures mostl9 dropped on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Teen found shot to death in parked car in Lawndale
A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in a parked car Sunday night in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
Chicago Teen Dies 2 Weeks After Cicero Shooting
Share + Nov 5, 2009 10:42 am US/Central CICERO, Ill. A Chicago teen who was in a coma for nearly two weeks after being shot inside a car in west suburban Cicero died early Thursday.
Chicago columnist blasts city over NPE costs
Chicago continues to fret over the possibility of losing the NPE trade show. Freelance columnist and blogger Dennis Byrne tackles the topic in a Nov.
Chicago: Get ready for 11-digit dialing
Chicago gets its new area code -- 872 -- on Saturday, and that means you'll have to dial 1 plus the area code to make even a local call in the city.
3 Men, 1 Woman Shot In CHA Lot On Near North Side
Share + Nov 8, 2009 2:36 pm US/Central Three men and one woman were hospitalized early Sunday morning after a shooting in a Chicago Housing Authority lot on the Near North Side.
Police Chase: Suspects Run Out Of Gas
Two men who led police on a chase following a shooting in southwest suburban Burbank early Saturday are in custody - after their vehicle ran out of gas.
Top Cop 'Nervous' About Likely Retirement Surge
Share + Nov 7, 2009 10:44 am US/Central Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis said Friday he is "extremely nervous" that a wave of police retirements next year -- after an arbitrator rules on the new police contract -- will stretch a burgeoning manpower shortage beyond levels he considers safe.
Phones, Internet Down At Police HQ For 3+ Hours
Share + Nov 7, 2009 4:02 pm US/Central A glitch in a computer control room left Chicago Police Headquarters without phone or Internet access for several hours Saturday afternoon.
If Tweets are to be believed, comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will be in Chicago on Friday, and the city is apparently invited.
Four Arrested In Lottery Ticket Scam
Share + Nov 7, 2009 10:23 am US/Central Police arrested two men and two women earlier this week who allegedly ran a lottery ticket scam that targeted elderly Hispanic victims.
3 Teens Shot At Southeast Side Party
Share + Nov 7, 2009 10:52 am US/Central Three teens were shot at a party in the Southeast Side South Chicago neighborhood early Saturday by two gunmen who asked about gang affiliations before firing shots.
Mysterious Ice Chunk Crashes Into Chicago Home
The FAA is investigating whether or not a chunk of blue ice that fell from the sky Wednesday night and damaged a North Side home could have come from a plane.
4 'main offenders' in Fenger beating now charged, Weis says
With the arrest of a 14-year-old, Chicago Police believe they have now charged the four 'main offenders who struck the critical blows' that killed Fenger High School student Derrion Albert, but they're still looking for three others.
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Police say manager attacked by man who hid in popular North Side tavern
Chicago police say they believe an armed man dressed in black somehow hid and lay in wait inside a popular Wrigleyville tavern before making an attack on the manager.
Brother of Hollywood Director Busted for Jail Escape Plan in Chicago
The brother of a top Hollywood director is charged with planning an escape from Chicago's federal prison.
Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres to appear at Water Tower this morning
Chicagoans don't have to wait until the latest "O" magazine hits newsstands next week to get their hands on a copy.
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