The Week in Review
Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Mayoral candidates lining up, Mayor Daley still coy about his election plans, the changing face of State Street, AT&T hiking phone rates, Chicago Public Schools set to open next week, the White Sox nab wild-card lead, and Bears QB Rex Grossman finally finds the end zone.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Judy Baar Topinka proposes a Chicago casino, city foie gras battle rages, Northwestern students stand up to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, Chicago's CD rates extremely attractive, McDonald's #2 man resigns, the Sox get ready for a wild-card showdown with the Twins, and Bears running back Cedric Benson turned in by his teammates.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Democrats bicker at state fair, deportation battle at local church, former alderman Ed Vrdolyak targeted by the feds, downtown condo sales tank, statewide ACT scores on the rise, more than 10,000 public school kids homeless, the Sox get ready for the Twins, and the PGA championship tees off at Medinah.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Chicago on alert after foiled terrorist plot, Cabrini-Green shooting opens racial wounds, the business community finally raising money for Judy Baar Topinka, Lowe's joins big-box battle, the U.S. Olympic Committee gives Chicago some advice, Dusty Baker not sure he wants to manage the Cubs next year, and the Sox try to tame the first-place Tigers.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
A heat wave and severe storms batter Chicago, Target balks at big-box ordinance, a new push for a property tax cap, work finally starts on Block 37, Bobbie Steele takes over the Cook County Board, Mayor Daley in a war of words with Rev. Meeks, and the Cubs trade future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Big-box wage ordinance passes, Chicago aldermen vote themselves a pay raise, city housing bubble loosing air, Chicago survives Olympic cut, United Airlines finally turns a profit, and the White Sox stumbling.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Police brutality report finally released, Democratic committeemen select Todd Stroger to replace his ailing dad, Senator Obama visits Iowa, big retailers organize against city wage demands, Oak Park changes stance on plus-size retailer, and the White Sox lose first-place showdown.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Blue Line chaos, Todd Stroger lines up the votes to replace his dad, Mayor Daley claims he should have known more about city hiring abuses, Sears vice-chairman Alan Lacy steps down, Peoples Energy sold, and Ozzie Guillen secures home field advantage for the World Series.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Mayor Daley's former patronage chief guilty, Cook County Commissioner Bobbie Steele the front-runner to replace ailing John Stroger, Governor Blagojevich's own inspector general rips the state hiring process, Chicago foreclosures on the rise, the Bulls revamp their line-up, and Cubs skipper Dusty Baker on the hot seat.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
John Stroger anoints his son as his replacement, Senator Barack Obama opines on mixing religion and politics, a proposal to ban trans fats in the city council, the Taste of Chicago opens, Rev. Meeks demands state probe of poor performing teachers, Northwestern University football coach Randy Walker dies suddenly, and the Cubs and Sox clash at the Crosstown Classic.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Ozzie Guillen in a war of words with Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti, winter Midway crash scrutinized, secret clout list unveiled at city corruption trial, gangs migrating to the suburbs, Joliet leading the way in suburban growth, and Cubs hurler Kerry Wood may be done for the season.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Boardroom brawl at the Tribune, Mayor Daley balks at Wal-Mart wage ordinance, the latest on the Robert Sorich corruption trial, former Chicago city clerk James Laski sentenced, Daniel Barenboim's farewell concert the hottest ticket in town, the White Sox rough up the Rangers, and another Bears player complains about his contract.
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Chicago Tonight is abbreviated tonight due to pledge.
Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
New curfew crackdown punishes parents, maximum tax hike for public schools again, an attempt to oust John Stroger fails, Governor Blagojevich airs new negative commercials, Midway airport lands federal safety dollars, and the White Sox battle for first-place.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Cook County Board President John Stroger reportedly in fragile condition, political powerhouse George Dunne remembered, labor strife threatens major city projects, ComEd rate hike looming, Daniel Barenboim marks his last days at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the White Sox back from a disastrous road trip.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Governor Blagojevich wants to sell or lease the state lottery to fund education, motorists brace for Memorial Day traffic, the new King Tut exhibit opens, John Stroger's Republican opponent demands health update, Greg Maddux and the Cubs imploding, and the Bulls big winners in the NBA draft.
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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
Northwestern University hazing pictures posted on the Internet, Governor Blagojevich allegedly keeping a clout list, stories of political favoritism at the Robert Sorich trial, O'Hare expansion in a holding pattern, zoo and museum tax hike urged, and the Cubs and Sox battle in the Crosstown Classic.
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