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Killing in Puerto Rico Hits Chicagoans Hard

The murder of a young gay activist in Puerto Rico is reverberating in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Posted on 11.21.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Despite Rebuke, Burris 'Pleased' Senate Inquiry Over

Senate Ethics Committee releases public letter scolding Illinois' junior senator.

Posted on 11.21.2009 by Sam Hudzik

Oprah Counts Down to the End

Oprah Winfrey announces her show will end in 2011.

Posted on 11.20.2009 by Susie An

Senate Panel Rebukes Burris

The senator says he's pleased the investigation has come to a close.

Posted on 11.20.2009 by Sam Hudzik

Chicagoans Talk About the End of Oprah's Show

Oprah Winfrey is expected to end her show in 2011.

Posted on 11.20.2009 by Susie An

Oprah Winfrey Show Ending

Show to end in 2011.

Posted on 11.19.2009 by Ammad Omar

Illinois Unemployment Hits 26-year High

Illinois is reporting unemployment at 11 percent - the highest it's been since August 1983.

Posted on 11.19.2009 by Kate Gardiner

Sears Reports a Loss

Sears continues to struggle.

Posted on 11.19.2009 by Susie An

Gun Violence Prevention on the Cheap

Researchers at the University of Chicago are trying to find a solution to gun violence that's not only effective, but cheap.

Posted on 11.18.2009 by Rob Wildeboer

Michael Scott's Gun Found at Death Scene

Evidence collected by the Chicago Police indicates that school board president Michael Scott was not murdered, but rather, committed suicide.

Posted on 11.18.2009 by Rob Wildeboer

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