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Ex-Bulls player, commentator Norm Van Lier dies
The Associated PressNorm Van Lier, one of the most popular players in Chicago Bulls history and one of the NBA's top defensive players in the 1970s, was found dead in his home just blocks away from the Bulls arena Thursday, authorities said. He was 61. The cause of death...Tags: Brooklyn Nets, Jimmy Collins, Chicago Jobs, Wilt Chamberlain, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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1 dead, 8 wounded in shootings across city
Tribune reporterOne man died and eight others were wounded in separate shooting attacks across the city Friday night and Saturday morning, police said. A 26-year-old man was shot on the 1300 block of West Washburne Avenue in the University Village / Little Italy...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ashburn, Brighton Park, Injuries and Wounds
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Emanuel vows zero tolerance for misconduct
Mayor Rahm Emanuel does not plan to appeal an arbitrator's order to rehire four firefighters who were fired for padding mileage reports, but he continued his tough talk on employee misconduct.
"I give no quarter to anyone who does anything wrong or...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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Emanuel won't appeal firefighter mileage padding case
Tribune reportersMayor Rahm Emanuel does not plan to appeal an arbitrator’s order to rehire four firefighters who were fired for padding mileage reports, but continued his tough talk on employee misconduct. “I give no quarter to anyone who does anything wrong...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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Mayor, firefighters union clash over new contract
WGN NewsWhile the president of the Chicago Firefighters Union says he will not be negotiating this contract in the media, he's called the proposals "insulting" and "ridiculous" in a letter to the rank and file. Mayor Rahm Emanuel maintains the Chicago Fire...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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Wrigleyville apartments evacuated after explosives found
WGN NewsA Wrigleyville apartment building has been evacuated after several explosive devices were found inside. According to Chicago police, the Bomb and Arson Unit responded to a residential building in the 900 block of West Newport Wednesday afternoon after...Tags: Wrigleyville, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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2 planes collide on the ground at O'Hare
WGN NewsTwo aircraft were involved in a minor collision on the ground Wednesday afternoon at O’Hare International Airport. At about 1 p.m. Wednesday, American Eagle 4265 from Springfield, Mo., was going to a gate at O’Hare when its tail was...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays, American Airlines, Inc.
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Now gutted, Roy's furnished a neighborhood
A blaze that took 160 firefighters several hours to put out Tuesday left Roy's Home Furnishings in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood with only a skeleton of its former building.
The fire also hurt the neighborhood because the store had been one of...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Non-durable Goods Industry, Condos
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747 cargo jet clips commuter plane at O'Hare
Passengers were removed from an American Eagle commuter jet after its tail was clipped by the right wing of a Boeing 747 cargo plane at O'Hare International Airport this afternoon, officials said. The 18 passengers and three crew members aboard the...
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Residents hope Lincoln Park furniture store returns after fire
Tribune reporterThe owners of Roy's Home Furnishings, a local landmark in the Lincoln Park area, said they will decide by Monday if the store will return after the building was destroyed in an extra-alarm blaze Tuesday. In a best case scenario, the store would re-open...Tags: Furniture
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Rush-hour fire snarls 'L' service
All CTA trains on the Red, Brown and Purple lines north of downtown were halted for nearly three hours at the height of the evening rush Tuesday because of an extra-alarm fire that broke out in a furniture store along the tracks near DePaul University....
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Rogers Park, Metra, Union Pacific Corporation, Chicago Transit Authority
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Good Samaritans help rescue children in Edgewater fire
Adrenaline continued to pump through Areal Delacruz's body long after the blaze that gutted an apartment building in his Edgewater neighborhood had been put out. Delacruz, 21, was among a handful of good Samaritans who came to the rescue Sunday when a...
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