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November 12, 2010 By CHERYL V. JACKSON Staff Reporter They’re among the 106 products and flavor combinations at new touch-screen Coca-Cola machines being installed in the Chicago area. Over the weekend, Cosi Restaurants showed off the self-serve Freestyle fountain operating at three of its locations. Other new arrivals of the …

November 11, 2010 | By Annie Sweeney and Hal Dardick, Tribune reporters William DeShazer, Chicago Tribune Authorities say the case highlights the dramatic shift in local policing over the past decade. Chicago police are no longer just tracking drug and gang organizations but also terrorists bent on launching attacks here …

Cubs Thu Nov 11 2010 Cubs Owners Seek State Funds to Renovate Wrigley Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts announced a proposal to the Illinois Sports Facility Association that would help aid in the renovation of Wrigley Field. The proposed deal would provide up to $300 million in bonds from amusement …

New definition of politician? Hmmm . . . BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist Mayor Daley claims he is so protective of his family’s privacy, he does not permit “politicians” to visit his home. New definition of politician? Hmmm . . . :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Michael Sneed

Federal agents briefly detained and questioned an MIT researcher and friend of accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning as he re-entered the country from a vacation in Mexico last week. David Maurice House, 23, was met by U.S. customs agents as he deplaned at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport last Wednesday, according to …

November 11, 2010 BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist Killer thriller chill: Ald. JoAnn Thompson (16th) tells Sneed she is opposed to a film being shot in Chicago detailing the crimes of legendary serial killer H.H. Holmes, who owned and operated a hotel in her ward — where he slaughtered his …

Be afraid, be scared, be controlled by big government propaganda! Abandoned briefcase scare halts CTA Blue Line trains, Kennedy Jessica D’Onofrio and John Garcia November 9, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — A briefcase sitting at a Northwest Side CTA stop brought the Kennedy Expressway and the Blue Line to a standstill …

$15B DEFICIT | Cites doubts about gambling package November 8, 2010 BY DAVE McKINNEY Sun-Times Springfield Bureau Chief SPRINGFIELD — A gambling package that could raise $1 billion annually for the state appears “top-heavy” and should take a back seat in the upcoming fall veto session to raising the income …

November 8, 2010 BY NATASHA KORECKI Convicted political fixer Tony Rezko gave U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez free upgrades on a riverfront town house after the congressman asked for them, Gutierrez told the FBI, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. Gutierrez’s comments to federal agents in a previously undisclosed 2008 interview contradict …

November 07, 2010| By John Chase and Kristen Mack, Tribune reporters While candidates for U.S. Senate and governor made last-minute appeals in the closing days of their campaigns, the hard chargers who want to be Chicago mayor were busy setting themselves up for business. Rahm Emanuel spent part of Election …