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Chicago Ford plant to eliminate 600 part-time jobs
Ford Motor Company says it's cutting 600 part-time jobs at its Chicago assembly plant when it drops one of its two shifts by early November. The automaker also says an unspecified number of hourly and salaried employees could lose their jobs at the...Tags: Sales, Ford Motor Co., Automotive Equipment
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30 dogs in 'absolutely horrible condition' rescued from suburban home
Chicago Tribune reporterThirty dogs were seized Saturday from a home in south suburban Homewood where they were suffering from severe neglect, authorities said. Acting on a tip, authorities from the Cook County sheriff's office and the South Suburban Humane Society removed... -
Boy, 16, fatally shot by Chicago officer after confrontation on South Side, police say
Chicago Tribune reporterA teenager was shot to death on the South Side by a Chicago police officer on Friday night after a confrontation, police said. Martinez Winford, 16, was shot about 7:45 p.m., police said, and taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, where he was...Tags: Oak Lawn, Juvenile Delinquency, Murder
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Chicago blues man, brother of Buddy Guy
Chicago Tribune reporterPhil Guy wasn't as flashy or famous as his older brother, Buddy, but made his own mark on stages around the world as both a rhythm guitarist and band leader. Mr. Guy, 68, of Park Forest died of cancer on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in hospice care at St. James...Tags: Koko Taylor, Fannie Mae, Park Forest, Janis Joplin, Contracts
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Longtime Matteson leader
Special to the Chicago TribuneMatteson Village President Mark Stricker put a lot of work into his trademark handlebar mustache. And it was as much a presence at Village Board meetings during his almost 30 years as mayor as was his command of facts about the south suburb. His...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Sauk Village, Government, Elections, National Government
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'Mayor of Broadway' led rebirth of Lakeview East
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen Dewey Herrington and his life partner Walter Kogelis opened their gift shop along North Broadway in 1979, the area was hardly the thriving nexus of gay Chicago that it is today, Kogelis said. But in part through Mr. Herrington's efforts to...Tags: Minority Groups, Lakeview East, Lakeview, Health Treatments, Music Theater
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August 15
South Suburban Humane Society 1103 West End Avenue Chicago Heights (708) 755-PETS www.sshspets.org Live Music - James Hunter James Hunter, with Chris Isaak Morton Arboretum August 16, 2008 6-10pm Tickets: $42 (in advance)/$50 (the day of) / member...Tags: Chris Isaak, Hunting, Morton Arboretum
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Shooting kills 1, wounds 3 outside bar
Four men were shot, one fatally, outside a Chicago Heights bar early Sunday morning, police said. Police in the south suburb said Johnathan Williams, 20, of Chicago was killed, and Darius Bell, 19, of Hazel Crest was shot in the chest. Bell was listed in...Tags: Oak Lawn, Hazel Crest
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Chicago Heights security guard unlikely to be charged in fatal bar shooting
A man killed outside a Chicago Heights bar over the weekend was shot by a security guard, authorities said Wednesday. Johnathan Williams, 20, of the 7300 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago allegedly opened fire on a crowd outside the bar early...Tags: Oak Lawn, Hazel Crest
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Free air same as fee nitrogen as long as your tires are properly inflated
Special to the TribuneWhat started as a fad just a few years ago has ballooned into a profitmaker for tire dealers and a head scratcher for tire buyers: nitrogen inflation. Nitrogen is colorless, odorless, safe and ubiquitous. Nearly 80 percent of the air we breathe is...Tags: Lakeview, Vehicles
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Motorists to pay freight
Chicago Tribune reporterA federal report on Friday raised the specter of frustrated motorists facing lengthy delays at 15 rail crossings in a dozen communities, but concluded that passenger service would not be impaired if a railroad that winds through Chicago's suburbs is sold....Tags: Judy Biggert, Bill Foster, Joliet, Metra, Railway Transportation
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Fisherman who fell in Kankakee River found dead
A Chicago Heights man was found dead Saturday about 100 yards from where he was pulled underwater by swift currents in the Kankakee River, authorities said. Jose Refugio Gonzales, 36, was fishing in the river with his brother and nephew about 6 p.m....Tags: Fishing
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