Friday 3rd September, 2010
Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises
ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Private employers hired more workers over the past three month than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the ...
Shooting in southwest Chicago leaves 4 men dead
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO -- Four men have been killed in a shooting in southwest Chicago. Authorities say the men were in a garage in the West Lawn neighborhood Thursday night when they were g...
Picketers march at Rosemont Hyatt over stalled negotiations
About three dozen employees are walking a picket line at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont this morning as part of a limited-strike by employees of Hyatt Hotels Corp.
Murderesses Row: guns, gams, and glamour in 1920s Chicago
Christian Science MonitorThe pretty and prim Maurine Watkins became a star crime reporter in 1920s Chicago and turned her reporting on an infamous murder into the satirical play "Chicago."
Chicago-area Chick-fil-A opening Sep. 16
Chicago TribuneChick-fil-A has planned grand opening activities Sept. 16 for its new restaurant opening in Aurora, its first store in the Chicago-area. Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A is moving ahead on three other resta...
Bears Lose Last Preseason Game, vs. Cleveland
CBS 2 ChicagoKahlil Bell #32 of the Chicago Bears carries the ball up field against the Cleveland Browns during the preseason game on September 2, 2010 at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns de...
Woman Charged After Stealing, Burning Flags
CBS 2 ChicagoA woman who reportedly played Capture the Flag with the police department for keeps has been arrested. Zhenia A. Buttry, 19, was arrested Wednesday on a misdemeanor theft charge, Chief Brent Dite s...
Last day of food aid for flood victims
ABC7September 3, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Friday is the last day low-income flood victims can apply for extra food stamps. People have been forming long lines all week long, and Friday morning was no diff...
O'Hare Hyatt workers strike
ABC7September 3, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Union workers at the Hyatt Hotel at O'Hare International Airport are walking the picket line as part of a nationwide strike against the hotel chain.. The O'Hare ...
4th victim dies after garage shooting
ABC7Four people were shot and killed in a Chicago garage Thursday night, and police were still looking for suspects Friday. Police say three men were pronounced dead on the scene near 61st and Kildare. ...
Charley Walters: Twins wary of Chicago White Sox's new addition,...
Pioneer PressTwins first baseman Michael Cuddyer says he wasn't surprised that the Chicago White Sox acquired eccentric slugger Manny Ramirez from the Los Angeles Dodgers for their pursuit of the Twins. Ramirez wi...
Bill & Walter boost ratings
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Arrest in hospital patient attack
Chicago Sun-TimesDAN ROZEK Staff Reporter drozek@suntimes.com Grabbing a metal butter knife from a food tray, an Aurora man repeatedly stabbed an elderly woman sharing a room with his mother at Provena-Mercy Hospit...
Stock futures mixed ahead of jobs report
Chicago Sun-TimesASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Stock futures traded in a tight range Friday as investors cautiously approached the government's monthly employment report. Moves were modest because traders don't typic...
Oil falls below $75 ahead of US jobs report
Chicago Sun-TimesASSOCIATED PRESS Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel Friday ahead of closely watched U.S. employment report that will inform traders about the strength of future energy demand from the No. 1 economy. ...
Burger King sells for $3.26 billion
Chicago Sun-TimesBurger King's new ruler could help its empire expand. Burger King Holdings Inc. sealed a deal Thursday to sell itself for $3.26 billion to 3G Capital, an investment firm with strong ties to Latin Ame...
Roof Collapses At West Side Towing Business
CBS 2 ChicagoThe roof of a towing business on the city's West Side has collapsed, and police say heavy rainfall may be to blame. About 4 a.m., the roof of the one-story towing business at 3609 W. Harrison St. c...
Hyatt Hotel Workers Prepare For Major Strike
CBS 2 Chicago(5/26/2010) Workers at Chicago's Hyatt Hotels are preparing for a massive strike just in time for Labor Day weekend. As CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports, the walkout comes after almost a year of f...
911 tape in Pagano suicide released
Chicago Sun-TimesCHRIS FUSCO Staff Reporter/cfusco@suntimes.com McHenry County Republican power broker Al Jourdan told a 911 dispatcher she could check his "qualifications" and "credentials" with the county's sheri...
4 killed in shooting in Southwest Side garage
Chicago Sun-TimesCHERYL V. JACKSON AND MICHAEL LANSU Staff Reporters Four males died after being shot Thursday night in a garage on the Southwest Side, officials said. Noel Casares, 25; Roberto Riviera, 30, and Al...
Gang member tells others: 'Put the guns down'
Chicago Sun-TimesFRANK MAIN Staff Reporter/fmain@suntimes.com Christopher Barbee was among a handful of reputed gang members summoned last month to a meeting with Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis and other local and fe...
Woman undergoes surgery after 'Transformers' accident
Chicago Sun-TimesA Little Village woman seriously injured while participating as an extra in the movie "Transformers 3" remained hospitalized Thursday. Gabriela V. Cedillo, 24, of the 2500 block of South Harding, suf...
Four charged in bird thefts
Chicago Sun-TimesDAN ROZEK Staff Reporter/drozek@suntimes.com Viviana Rossi initially denied helping steal a pricey exotic bird from a Naperville pet store. Then police searched her purse and found several feathers...
Plenty of turbulence after Mexicana airline shutdown
Chicago Sun-TimesDAVID ROEDER Business Reporter Joann Kuk of Oak Park is stuck with tickets on Mexicana Airlines that are worthless because the carrier is no longer flying, but she can count herself as lucky. She ch...
Childless young women outearn young men
Chicago Sun-TimesSingle, childless women in their twenties are out-earning their male counterparts in the nation's biggest metropolitan areas. Women ages 22 to 30 with no husband and no kids make a median income of $...
Applications for jobless benefits down 2nd week in a row Jobs, sales boost economic report
Chicago Sun-TimesThe weak economy showed a smidgen of strength on Thursday, with mildly positive reports on jobs, store sales and housing. Figures released on unemployment claims, store sales and home-buying contract...
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