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Jose Baez: My wife dismissed rumors about Casey Anthony romance
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelBaez described Jeff Ashton as an unexpected ally in the case because the defense team knew the prosecutor would have trouble controlling himself. "Our goal was to give him enough rope to hang himself," Baez said. Baez also criticized Ashton for making... -
‘Man of Steel’: The Superman we ‘need and deserve’?
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comClark Kent writes for the Daily Planet but his new biographer, Larry Tye, filed his own front-page stories for the Boston ...... -
What if Chicago had hit gold with 2016 bid?
LONDON — What if, on Oct. 2, 2009, in Denmark, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge had said: "Tonight I have the honor to announce that the Games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of ... Chicago."? In the nearly three...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Led Zeppelin (music group), Michael Jordan, Summer Olympics, Jimmy Page
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Bulletproof provenance
Before Al Capone's 1928 Cadillac rolls across the RM Auctions block in Plymouth, Mich., on July 28, one 93-year-old Chicago native took a cruise back in time. Now living in Milwaukee, Richard "Cappy" Capstran helped his father install the armor plating...
Tags: Chicago Police Department, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pneumonia, Auction Service
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Sting targets white supremacists: Agents' Nazi 'gang' duped suspects
ST. CLOUD — A neo-Nazi motorcycle gang created by an undercover law-enforcement unit to investigate white supremacists and racist bikers has helped topple two domestic-terrorism groups in Central Florida.
The original investigation began in 2007,...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Clubs and Associations, Melbourne, Orange County Sheriff's Office, Trials
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'Mob Wives' filming in Chicago, Lauren Conrad coming to Naperville, Jennifer Hudson honors Whitney Houston
Chicago might not have its own “Real Housewives” spinoff, but the former home of gangster Al Capone will have its own version of “Mob Wives” beginning this spring.
“Mob Wives: Chicago” — like the New York-...Tags: Melinda Shankar, Whitney Houston, Jed Hoyer , Chicago Cubs, Television Industry
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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city.
Some events...Tags: Richard J. Daley, John Dillinger, Roman Catholicism, Entertainment, Loyola Greyhounds
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Legendary Lawmen, Part 7: Four who got Capone
Al Capone was a scourge of the city of Chicago. The brutal gangster controlled not only many illegal enterprises, namely beer and booze, but also influenced the legal ones through bribes and threats. It took the full weight and power of the federal...Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Trials, Ken Burns, University of Chicago, Documentary (genre)
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The legend of Mrs. O'Leary
How survivors of the Chicago Fire sought scapegoats 140 years ago
Even as the embers of the Chicago Fire cooled, the saga of Mrs. O'Leary began. For 140 years, she has been alternately accused and exonerated of setting off the inferno that consumed...Tags: Michael Jordan, Mrs. O'Leary, Freedom of the Press, Rental Service, Entertainment Events
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Innovator for the ages rests in good company
Few Americans have had as profound an impact on the culture as Steve Jobs, but 3 trailblazers come to mind.
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was a unique combination of creative innovator and savvy businessman. He revolutionized how everyday Americans lived...Tags: Rogers Park, Obituaries, Automotive Equipment, Justice System, Manufacturing and Engineering
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'Dry raiders' helped fuel Chicago violence during Prohibition
Al Capone, Bugs Moran and their gangs weren't the only ones throwing lead and terrorizing innocent Chicagoans during Prohibition.
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Las Vegas: 21 things to do for under $21
For those who want to spend more time than money in Las Vegas, here are 21 things to do for less than $21, all aimed at keeping the bottom line low and the fun factor high.
1. Springs Preserve. Forsake the fake pyramid and fake Statue of Liberty for a...Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Statue of Liberty, Artists, Museums, Martin Lawrence
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