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10 Things You Didn't Know About Roland Burris - 5 hours ago - 1. Roland Wallace Burris was born Aug. 3, 1937, in Centralia, Ill., to Earl and Emma Burris. He was the youngest of three children. 2. In the 1950s, Earl Burris led a drive to integrate the local municipal swimming pool. On Memorial Day in 0133 : US News and World Report

Old Chicago ceases operating - 34 minutes ago - COLONIE The Old Chicago Restaurant on Wolf Road closed Sunday after trying to remain open through bankruptcy proceedings. The restaurant, which served Chicago-style deep dish pizza and had an arcade and entertainment center called iPlay, 0133 : Times Union

East Chicago police chief hopes outreach can keep city safer - 27 minutes ago - EAST CHICAGO Community outreach tops Police Chief Gus Flores' agenda as he starts his second stint at the helm of the East Chicago Police Department. Any good officer whether he's a patrol officer or an investigator, especially 0133 : Post-Tribune

Chicago mayor going to feds for funds - 2 hours ago - CHICAGO AP - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he will make an end-run around state government when it comes to seeking the city's share of the economic stimulus plan being crafted by President-elect Barack Obama. Daley said Tuesday he has 0133 : 13 WREX-TV

Chicago reverses snow-clearing cutback on side streets - 2 hours ago - A declaration Tuesday by the Daley administration that it will restore aggressive snow- and ice-removal efforts led to expressions of relief from Chicago residents and the aldermen who often field their complaints. In an effort to reduce 0133 : Chicago Tribune

Chicago Public Schools' cappuccino bill 67,000 - 34 minutes ago - Chicago public school bureaucrats skirted competitive bidding rules to buy 30 cappuccino espresso machines for 67,000, with most of the machines going unused because the schools they were ordered for had not asked for them, according to a 0133 : Chicago Sun-Times

TheStar.com Entertainment Chicago run of Rob Roy 0133 - 1 hour ago - The clan MacGregor won't be trying to conquer Chicago after all. Rob Roy , David Warrack's musical retelling of the story of legendary Scottish outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor, has been cancelled. It was due to start in previews on Feb. 3 at the 0133 : Toronto Star

CHICAGO ROYALTY - 4 hours ago - All roads always led to Chicago for Tom Kleinschmidt. From the time he was a lad, traveling with his father who was and still is a high school referee, to his starring years at Gordon Tech, the city was his comfort zone. As a McDonald's All 0133 : Chicago Sun-Times