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Thursday, August 20, 2009

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TOP HEADLINES Thursday, August 20, 2009

· Chicago Business Today: Entrepreneurs under siege

· State jobless rate rises to 10.4%

· Mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures jump in Ill., U.S.

· Sears posts surprise loss

· Feds charge dozens in massive drug cartel

· FlatTop, Stir Crazy blend to create new restaurant group

· Oprah sues for 'false' endorsements; hurricane aid recipients charged in fraud

· Biden in Chicago, debuts $1.2B plan to digitize health records

· West Town project faces foreclosure

· Hawks' Kane pleads innocent in cabbie attack

· In brief: Whole Foods | Buffalo Wild Wings | Homeland Security

· 10 things to do this weekend 

CRAIN'S BLOGS

· Brady replaces McKenna in Ill. GOP shake-up: Greg Hinz

· Solheim Cup players bask in golf Shangri-La; Annika speaks out: Inside the Leather

· Inside City Hall's red-tape jungle; simplicity key to marketing in complex times: Enterprise City

· CSO's Muti will also direct Rome opera house: Taking Names

· The latest job changes and appointments: People on the Move 

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· Stroger names new Cook County financial chief Chicago Sun-Times

· Surprise increase in U.S. jobless claims New York Times

· American expands in-flight Internet access Daily Herald

· Iowa is the only U.S. state that prefers Bing CBS2

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Ad campaign stresses moral objections to healthcare reform
Family Research Council leader Tony Perkins says the influential conservative group will not support a healthcare bill that doesn't include a prohibition against taxpayer-funded abortion and strong conscience rights protections for healthcare workers.

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'Loser pay' setup might discourage ACLU
Senator Jim DeMint believes that a system in which the loser pays in civil suits would go a long way to dissuade organizations like the ACLU from intimidating Christians and conservative groups.

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Track and field shows the way on transgenderism
by Bryan Fischer Athletic officials are flailing about trying to figure out how to handle the case of a possibly transgendered athlete, a teenager who has taken the world of women’s track and field by storm.

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Shep Smith Rakes Obama Spokesman Over the Coals
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The Contradictions of our President
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Storms leave damage across Ind., Ill. | VIDEO
People in one northwest Indiana town were cleaning up after storms. A possible tornado or straight-line winds caused extensive damage in Chesterton, Ind.

VP Biden visits Chicago
Vice President Joe Biden came to Chicago Thursday morning. He was attending a roundtable discussion on health care at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Dozen new indictments against Mexican cartels
The US Attorney's Office in Chicago says three alledged Mexican drug cartel leaders and twin brothers who ran a Chicago-based distribution crew are among dozens indicted here.

GOP's turn at Illinois State Fair
Now it's the Republicans' turn at the Illinois State Fair. A day after Democrats held a rally to show off candidates for the 2010 election, the Republicans get a chance Thursday.

Burr Oak lays off remaining staff
The remaining workers have been laid off at the historic suburban Chicago cemetery where four people are accused of digging up graves to resell plots.

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NYC teams up with airline to boost tourism

Some smokers start growing tobacco

Black & Decker coffeemakers recalled

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Staggered start at overcrowded school | VIDEO
For some students at Lockport High School, classes will start at 6:44 a.m. and lunch will be served at 8:44 a.m.

Group alleges meter lease illegal
A lawsuit will be filed Wednesday morning against the City of Chicago over its lease of the parking meters.

Politicians descending on state fair
The Illinois State Fair is an annual rite of summer and not just because of the animals on display and the stands of greasy food.

Doctor faces 8 felony counts
A doctor charged in 2007 with sexually assaulting patients was arrested again in west suburban Berwyn for allegedly practicing without a license.

New law would bar Blagojevich from story profits
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