Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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Loop 'L' delays clearing up after train hits 'dead spot'
Loop 'L' delays clearing up after train hits 'dead spot'

Loop elevated trains were experiencing residual delays this evening after a train was stopped for a short time after losing power, according to the CTA.

Pilot had radioed about low fuel before crashing, killing 3 Pilot had radioed about low fuel before crashing, killing 3

Before he crashed, the pilot of a small plane radioed that he was running low on fuel, according to federal officials who cautioned they have not yet determined a cause for the accident that killed the pilot and an elderly couple.
Chicago man gets 25 years for killing girlfriend, hiding her body Chicago man gets 25 years for killing girlfriend, hiding her body

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: Bradley Boston, 46, of Chicago was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for the 2009 murder of his girlfriend Diane Robinson and for hiding her body in a closet at their Oak Lawn apartment after committing the crime.
Emanuel working on Maggie Daley tribute Emanuel working on Maggie Daley tribute

After days of tributes to the late Maggie Daley by people who knew and admired her, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is talking with the Daley family to try to figure out the best way to permanently acknowledge what she meant to Chicago.
Cops: Man used makeshift flamethrower, injured Woodstock officer Cops: Man used makeshift flamethrower, injured Woodstock officer

A 24-year-old Chicago man is in custody after he used a makeshift flamethrower on a police officer responding to a domestic battery this morning in far northwest Woodstock, officials said.
Life sentence in slaying of Loop dermatologist Life sentence in slaying of Loop dermatologist

A man accused of killing a Loop doctor in 2006 has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison on the French-controlled island of Guadeloupe, according to Sen. Dick Durbin’s office.
Prosecutors: NW suburban man assaulted 2 girls Prosecutors: NW suburban man assaulted 2 girls

A northwest suburban man from an unincorporated area near Arlington Heights has been arrested after Cook County authorities said he forced two girls to have sex with him multiple times over the course of several years and eventually tried to arrange for them to have sex with another man.
Storm whips up waves here, brings slushy snow to Indiana Storm whips up waves here, brings slushy snow to Indiana

The running and bike paths along Lake Michigan have been shut down as a cold front hammers the Chicago area with wind gusts as strong as 60 mph that are whipping up waves 15 to 20 feet high.

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