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Changing Hornets Name Will Take Time
ABC26 NewsSaints owner Tom Benson made it clear early in Monday's news conference that he wanted to change the team. The NBA called the news conference to officially announce Benson as the new owner of the New Orleans Hornets. With that goal in the bag, Benson...Tags: Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets, Basketball, Cook County, Sports
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Illinois Governor Arrested on Federal Charges After Attempting To Sell Obama's Senate Seat
Federal authorities in Chicago have arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and they've accused him of attempting to benefit financially from his position to appoint Barack Obama's Senate replacement. U.S. Attorney's office spokesman Randall...Tags: Wrigley Field, U.S. Senate, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch
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Audit: RSD Chief Vallas Misused State Vehicle
ABC26 NewsThe superintendent of the Recovery School District misused his state-owned vehicle, driving it on personal trips that included dozens of visits to family in Illinois and along the Gulf Coast, according to an audit released Monday. Paul Vallas also used...Tags: Vehicles, Louisiana, Illinois, Family, Accounting and Auditing
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Vallas says he won't run for Cook County office
Staff reporterNEW ORLEANS (AP) - Paul Vallas, the superintendent of the state-run school district in New Orleans, said he will not run for the Cook County Board in his native Illinois next year. Vallas in a statement Friday said transitioning out of his current role...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County, Louisiana, Examinations, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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One arrested in shooting deaths of two people on Chicago's South Side
WGN NewsChicago police say two roommates were shot to death inside their Woodlawn home Friday night and they've arrested their roommate in connection with the shooting. Police say the unidentified roommate called police and said told the operator he shot them....Tags: Shootings, Kenwood, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), Police Arrests
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Police union demands overtime pay for officers working NATO weekend
WGN NewsCity officials have heaped praise on Chicago's police for putting in extra hours during the NATO Summit. Now that the protests are over, the police union is demanding the city put its money where its mouth is. The Fraternal Order of Police filed its...Tags: NATO Summit, International Organizations, Politics, Chicago City Hall, NATO
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President Obama reaches out to military veterans
WGN NewsAt the start of Memorial Day weekend, President Barack Obama launched a new outreach campaign, "Veterans and Military Families for Obama." In the 2008 elections, Senator John McCain won the majority of the veteran vote. In 2012, President Obama aims...Tags: U.S. Military, Central Intelligence Agency, Veterans Affairs, Afghanistan, Elections
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Trayvon Martin's parents appear with Rev. Jesse Jackson
WGN NewsThe parents of Trayvon Martin were in Chicago Saturday. Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin were set to appear with Reverend Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, on a broadcast of the "Saturday Morning Forum." The program airs live on the "WORD"...Tags: Jesse Jackson
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Olympics deal revives talk about Chicago games
The conversation about Chicago hosting a Summer Olympics is being revived after one of the biggest hurdles to a U.S.-based games was overcome this week.
The International and U.S. Olympic committees agreed Thursday to a revised deal for sharing...Tags: NATO Summit, Chicago Tribune, Philip Hersh, Sports, Summer Olympics
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Chicago pastor elected top Liberian bishop
At last, the Rev. Jensen Seyenkulo can go home.
As a newly ordained pastor in the West African nation of Liberia, he escaped civil war more than 20 years ago. Now a longtime pastor in Chicago, he will return to a wounded country — quite different...Tags: Harvard University, Chicago Tribune, Lion (animal), Lobbying, Elections
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Catchings lifts Fever over Sky 83-72
The Indiana Fever have appeared in the WNBA playoffs in each of the last seven seasons.
The Sky, well, they are trying to get there for the first time in their seven-year history.
Behind league MVP Tamika Catchings and 12-year veteran Katie Douglas, the...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Basketball, Sports, Swin Cash, Indiana Fever
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