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This Fwicki contains news and information about the beautiful city of Chicago Illinois. The windy city offers fine dining, tourism, culture, and fine arts. Take a tour of Chicago's latest news and current events by bookmarking this Chicago Illinois Fwicki today. Chicago refers to the city of Chicago, and to the Chicago metropolitan area, colloquially called Chicagoland. Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois, the largest in the Midwest, and, with a population of nearly three million people, it is the third-most populous city in the United States. The Chicago metropolitan area has a population of over 9.4 million in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, making it also the third largest metropolitan area in the United States. Chicago is located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and is a major center of transportation, industry, politics, culture, finance, medicine and higher education. Chicago's monikers include the "Windy City," "Chi-Town," "Chi-City," the "Second C
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Wintry storm strands travelers in Chicago airports - Forbes
Stranded airline passengers lingered in Chicago's airports Monday as a storm tapered off after delivering a wintry mix to the Midwest including snow, gusty winds and ice that led to at least two traffic deaths. More snow is expected later in the week ...
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Obama names Clinton, Gates
President-elect Barack Obama takes questions from reporters during a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec.
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Hundreds flee raided Dallas cockfight; 3 arrested - Seattle Times
Police say they raided a cockfight in a rural part of Dallas, arresting three organizers and sending hundreds of spectators fleeing into the woods. Police spokesman Jerry Monreal says nearly 400 people who paid $20 admission scrambled as officers ...
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Estranged relative arrested in Hudson killings
Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday in the shooting deaths of the entertainer's mother, brother and young nephew, taking him from a prison where he had been held on a ...
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Obama taps Clinton, Gates for US 'new dawn' abroad
Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world Monday, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the ...
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Beginner: The Other "Purple Haze" Chord
Ask most guitarists how to play the chord made famous by "Purple Haze," and they'll likely strum the E7#9 grip known informally the world over as "the Hendrix chord." However, other players - such as Chicago, ...
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William Balfour arrested over Jennifer Hudsona s family murders
William Balfour has been arrested in connection with the triple murder of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.
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1 in 5 Have Personality Disorder
The disorders include problems such as obsessive or compulsive tendencies and anti-social behavior that can sometimes lead to violence.
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Bush asked to commute sentence of ex-Ill. governor - San Francisco Gate
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin asked President Bush on Monday to consider commuting former Gov. George Ryan's 6 1/2-year racketeering sentence to time served, standing firm on his appeal for mercy despite an outpouring of criticism. "This action would not ...
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Relative arrested in Hudson killings
Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singer's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
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Ill. Treasurer Giannoulias wants pensions pooled - Forbes
Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias on Monday proposed pooling the investments of five state-funded pension systems into a new, single system to save money and ward off corruption. Lawmakers need to approve Giannoulias' plan to create the new ...
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Continue reading "Northwest Side gas-price mystery a head-scratcher"
I set out Monday to solve the great gas-price mystery on the Northwest Side. Since the middle of the summer, those who've driven through the intersection of Irving Park and Pulaski Roads regularly, as I do, ...
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Estranged Relative Arrested Hudson Family Killings
Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singer's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
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Nation/World briefs
A former employee of UCLA Medical Center pleaded guilty Monday to selling information from the medical records of celebrities and high-profile patients, including Britney Spears and Farrah Fawcett, to the ...
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Wintry storm strands travelers in Chicago airports - Washington Post
Susan Fox, of Chicago, jogs along Lake Michigan at North Ave. Beach during a light snowfall in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. The snow was a continuation of a storm system that moved across the Great Lakes delivering Illinois' first snowstorm of the ...
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Evolution of the Obama-Clinton connection
A 17-year-old suspect in a weekend home invasion is shot and killed. And although neither one of his alleged accomplices is suspected of pulling the trigger ... they're both charged with his death.
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Brother-in-law arrested in Hudson family deaths
Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson on Monday for the murders of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, taking him from a prison cell where he'd been held ...
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Man convicted for 2nd time in '99 double murder - Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) -- A 28-year-old central Illinois man has been convicted for the second time in a 1999 double murder. A Kankakee County jury convicted Javar Hollins of Kankakee of two counts of first degree murder, one count of armed robbery and one ...
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Ex-Chicago firefighter admits role in drug ring
URBANA, Ill. - A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine to a central Illinois drug ring while he was a Chicago firefighter.
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Better than Andy Shaw w/Obama on friends: Berkowitz w/Dillard on...
Better than Andy Shaw w/Obama on friends: Berkowitz w/Dillard on Cullerton, Radogno, Caprio and friends.
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