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Chicago-based health centers group gets nearly $2M

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:00:08 +0000

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-based alliance of community health centers has won a federal stimulus grant to do research on what makes a difference for patients. read more..

Three Chicago men have been charged with allegedly breaking into coin-operated video games in various local bars to get money, they said, to pay for beer and prostitutes, according to criminal complaints filed Friday in Sheboygan County Circuit Court. read more..

Chicago author Sara Paretsky publishes 14th mystery with V.I. Warshawski

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:06 +0000

CHICAGO - Sara Paretsky’s latest installment in her series about feisty, female private detective V.I. Warshawski opens with the heroine outside a Chicago nightclub, the bloody body of a woman who was just shot to death in her arms. read more..

Chicago Dealers Gain New Marketplace to Facilitate Sales, Drive Leads - Auto Remarketing

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:11 +0000

CHICAGO — Dealers in the Chicago region now have a new online tool at their disposal for reaching a broad spectrum of auto shoppers in the Windy City’s metropolitan area. ToDrive.com — which was borne out of read more..

Farbman Group affiliates also own an industrial property near O’Hare International Airport and a 35-acre spent a couple years as a real estate analyst with New York-based investment firm Lazard Group LLC and then read more..

Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher returns to practice

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:00:10 +0000

Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher returns to practice; Lance Briggs sits out.Read the full story here: ESPN. read more..

The Chicago Bears have expanded their partnership with Toyota through the 2011 season. Toyota, which signed on as a “Proud Partner” of the Bears in 2009, is now the “Official Car of the Chicago Bears.” Â read more..

Business activity in the Chicago-area saw a notable slowdown in the pace of growth in August, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management - Chicago on Tuesday, although activity still expanded for the eleventh consecutive month. The ISM - Chicago said its Chicago Business Barometer fell to 56.7 in August from 62.3 in July, with a reading above 50 indicating continued … read more..

Chicago PMI Moves Down To 56.7% In August read more..

Business activity in the Chicago-area saw a notable slowdown in the pace of growth in August, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management - Chicago, although activity still expanded for the eleventh consecutive month. read more..

CHICAGO, IL (August 31, 2010) - The Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Chicago Cubs announced today that Fire designated player and midfielder Freddie Ljungberg will throw out a ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago Cubs baseball game at Wrigley Field tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 7:05 PM CT. read more..

Dodgers let Manny Ramirez go to Chicago White Sox - Desert Sun

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:00:07 +0000

As expected, the club claimed the 12-time All-Star slugger on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, hoping his bat can help them make a playoff push. Chicago is beginning a 10-game road trip to read more..

Sounders FC defeat Chicago Fire - OurSports Central

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:00:09 +0000

SEATTLE - Fredy Montero scored two goals, including the game-winning header in second-half stoppage time, as the Seattle Sounders FC beat the Chicago Fire, 2-1, and extended its unbeaten streak to seven league games on read more..

DiCaprio Granted Restraining Order Against Chicago Woman - NBC Chicago

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:00:14 +0000

Leonardo DiCaprio has been granted a temporary restraining order against a woman he said claims to be his wife and carrying his baby. Court records show Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson granted the order Wednesday read more..

Chicago Will Get ‘Normal,’ Revamped ‘Working,’ New ‘Les Miz’, F. Murray Abraham in ‘Merchant’

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:00:09 +0000

The Broadway In Chicago 2011 spring subscription series will include Carrie Fisher, F. Murray Abraham, a new version of the musical Working, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal, the new production of Les Misérables and more. read more..

CHICAGO, IL (August 27, 2010) - The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced today that the club has released forward Stefan Dimitrov. The Bulgarian forward appeared in 12 games for the Fire, making his MLS debut as a starter against D.C. United June 13, 2009. read more..

The Chicago White Sox on Friday were awarded the waiver claim on Manny Ramirez, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark. read more..

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Chicago Heights Mayor Alex Lopez died suddenlyFriday night of an apparent heart attack while attending hisdaughter’s basketball practice at St. Agnes. read more..

New York Yankees (78-49) at Chicago White Sox (69-58), 8:10 p.m. - Raleigh News & Observer

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:01:10 +0000

Two teams in the midst of heated playoff races will square off tonight at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field, where the New York Yankees invade the Windy City for the first of three straight meetings with the White read more..

CHICAGO — Grains futures rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 6 cents to $6.945 a bushel; December corn gained 4 cents to $4.36 a bushel; December oats edged up 0.5 cent to $2.80 read more..

CHICAGO - Manny Ramirez could soon find himself in another AL pennant race. The Chicago White Sox have been awarded a waiver claim that gives them exclusive bargaining rights to the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger read more..

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Briscoe has won the pole position for the IndyCar series race at Chicagoland Speedway, turning a lap average of 216.346 mph in qualifying. It’s the third straight pole at Chicagoland for Briscoe read more..

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said on Thursday the city is looking to privatize some services and possibly tap into tax increment financing funds to help balance the budget. “To help balance next year’s budget read more..

CHICAGO — Attorneys for Chicago radio personality and comedian George Willborn have filed a $100 million discrimination lawsuit stemming from his failed attempt to buy a house in the city’s Bridgeport neighborhood for read more..

Travel in New Mexico and across the U.S. over the Labor Day holiday weekend should increase compared to last year, according to the American Automobile Association . The Mountain region, which includes New read more..

Scottie Pippen statue to join Michael Jordan at Chicago’s United Center - WGNtv.com

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:00:05 +0000

CHICAGO (AP) — Scottie Pippen is getting a statue at Chicago’s United Center. The Chicago Bulls said Wednesday that a bronze statue of the Hall of Fame player would be displayed permanently inside the arena by the end read more..

CHICAGO (AP) — The next time you feel like dipping your toes in the Chicago River — beware. A second alligator has been captured from the waterway that winds through downtown Chicago. Children, parents and dog read more..

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) — A Cook County judge who sentenced two men to 18 years in prison for a crime spree says the duo had acted “like Bonnie and Clyde but with two Clydes.” Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thomas read more..

CHICAGO (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has asked Chicago’s business leaders to take a chance on veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. military chief Adm. Mike Mullen told the read more..