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Tuesday 16th March, 2010

  • Headley to plead guilty in Mumbai terror case

    Chicago News.Net

    Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, accused of helping to plan the deadly Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is expected to change his plea to 'guilty' in a Chicago court Thursday.

  • Feds Talked With Daley In Corrupt Alderman Case

    Chicago Sun-Times

    NATASHA KORECKI Federal Courts Reporter The FBI covertly interviewed Mayor Daley two years ago while probing the dealings of a developer and a now convicted Chicago alderman. The mayor was not a t...

  • Ntsb Blames Pilot In Fatal Helicopter Crash

    Examiner

    National Transportation Safety Board 's final report on the fatal 2008 crash of a medical transport helicopter in Aurora says the pilot's preflight planning was inadequate and he was flying too low.Th...

  • Some U-46 Schools See Culture Destroyed By Layoffs

    Daily Herald

    School nurse Cindy Maloney talks about being let go by the school district she loves. Maloney is one of over 1,000 U-46 staffers that will lose their jobs at the end of this school year.

  • Des Plaines Not Buying Sim's Bowl After All

    Daily Herald

    Daily Herald Photo February 2002 Des Plaines is considering purchasing the former Sim's Bowl and Lounge, a downtown icon for 55 years, from Midwest Bank.

  • Looks Like Firefighters Will Stay In Rolling Meadows

    Daily Herald

    Aldermen said he received more than 100 phone calls and e-mails from residents expressing support for the firefighters and urging defeat of the proposal. They also supported Judd's right to request co...

  • Second Violation Emerges For Red-light Camera Critic

    Daily Herald

    A video of Lake Barrington Republican Dan Duffy cruising through a right turn on red on Jan. 7, 2009, was played this week for a Senate committee considering changes to red-light camera enforcement la...

  • Judge Says 'idol' Contestant's 'burden' Not His Moment

    Daily Herald

    The Top 12 remaining "Idol" contestants took on the Rolling Stones Tuesday and for the second week in a row, DeWyze didn't come off as a top performer, but he certainly wasn't one of the bottom few. O...

  • Equine Industry Professions: The Veterinary Technician

    Examiner

    Kendall Road Equine Clinic For young horse enthusiasts looking to pursue a career in the equine industry, there are many options. One industry that is expected to experience significant growth in the ...

  • Census Resisters Cite Distrust Of Government

    Chicago Tribune

    To Charles Turrisi Jr., the 2010 census — even with its shorter 10-question form — goes beyond what the framers of the Constitution intended. To his way of thinking, it's about nine questi...

  • Pilot Error Blamed In Fatal Helicopter Crash

    Chicago Tribune

    The National Transportation Safety Board attributed the fatal 2008 crash of an Air Angels medical helicopter in Aurora to the pilot's "inadequate preflight planning" and flying too low, which caused t...

  • Chicago Man To Plead Guilty This Week In Connection With Mumbai Attacks

    Chicago Tribune

    David Coleman Headley is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday in federal court in Chicago in connection with the 2008 deadly terror assault in Mumbai, India, court records show.Headley has been cooperat...

  • Chicago Police Commander Under Investigation For Alleged Phone Threats

    Chicago Tribune

    An investigation into a Chicago police district commander has been launched after allegations she made phone threats against a former boyfriend, who is also an officer, according to court records.A Co...

  • Mumbai Terror Suspect To Plead Guilty In Chicago

    Chicago Tribune

    David Coleman Headley is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday in federal court in Chicago in connection with the 2008 deadly terror assault in Mumbai, India, court records show.Headley has been cooperat...

  • Construction Worker Killed In I-80 Accident

    Chicago Tribune

    Christopher Jenkins loved peppers, sometimes plucking one right out of his backyard garden and straight into his mouth, next-door neighbor Jill McGonigle said.He spent summers growing corn and tomatoe...

  • Judge Rules Teen May Be Sent To Tennessee After Probation Violation Here

    Chicago Tribune

    A Cook County judge refused to halt the extradition of a Tennessee juvenile who will likely serve 10 years in prison after violating his probation while living in Illinois.Tennessee authorities charge...

  • Hummer Owners Passionate About Product

    Chicago Tribune

    Mark Price's candy red Hummer H1 has a 6.5-liter turbo diesel engine, 40-inch tires, short-wave radio and a front-mounted winch that could tow an ordinary SUV out of a ravine — so, yeah, you cou...

  • Daley Secretly Questioned By Fbi In 2008 Over Real Estate Controversy

    Chicago Tribune

    FBI agents who questioned him about the politicians who pushed for a Chicago real estate project now at the center of a federal bribery trial, the Tribune has learned. The interview focused on the

  • Man Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Of 2 Women

    Examiner

    Henry County man has pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and rape of two women who say he forcibly took them to a remote cabin on an island near the confluence of the Rock and

  • Body Found Above Ground In Madison County Cemetery

    Examiner

    Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to investigate a man's body that was found above ground in a local cemetery.Authorities say the body of a white male, apparently between the ages of 20 and 35, wa...

  • Chicago Airport Body Scans Travelers

    Examiner

    AP/M.Spencer Green Chicago has started screening airline passengers with full body scanner machines. Transportation Security Administration officers conducted the first body scan at Chicago's O&#3...

  • Chicago Real Estate Listings & Closings: March 7-13, 2010

    Examiner

    View all » Chicago real estate listings and closings for March 7-13, 2010 with 2009 and 2008 comparisons.Per the Chicago Association of Relators

  • The 2010 Illinois Environmental Lobby Action Day

    Examiner

    by Flickr user jglazer75 On March 10, over one hundred environmental advocates from across Illinois converged in Springfield for Lobby Action Day. These eco-charged citizens urged their state legislat...

  • Chicago Area Parents Urge Others To Get The H1n1 Vaccine

    Examiner

    View all » A Chicago area 10-year-old girl had a bad reaction to the H1N1 virus, and her parents are urging other parents to get their children vaccinated.

  • J. Cheree Bridal Accoutrements Brings Unforgettable True Love This Spring

    Examiner

    J. Cheree Bridal is not just a design business. In fact, it is not a design business at all, at least in the traditional sense. Steering away from personally designing gowns, the focus is now on creat...

  • New Video Check It!!

    Examiner

    Let's see, it has been a while since I have posted. Holla! The last concert that I saw was Trey Anastasio. A fantastic show as expected. He and his band killed it. There are so many fun shows to g...

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