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WGN-TV news anchor Mark Suppelsa takes break for rehab
Tribune reporterWGN-Ch.9 evening news anchor Mark Suppelsa was off the air Friday night, and has announced he will be entering a month-long alcohol recovery program. In a letter written to his colleagues and subsequently posted on the WGN-TV web site, Suppelsa...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Substance Abuse
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Download WGN Radio's iPhone app
Existing iPhone app users: The first generation WGN Radio iPhone app, available prior to March, 2012, has now been deactivated. Please download this new app from the App Store. This is a brand new app, not just an upgrade, with additional features and...Tags: Radio, Apple iPhone, Major League Baseball, Entertainment, Chicago Cubs
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Investigation shows suburban mayor's spending frenzy
WGN NewsThe 16,000 residents of south suburban Country Club Hills are struggling through this economy just like you are. Taxes are up, homes are for sale, some are in foreclosure. Yet a joint investigation by WGN-TV and the Better Government Association found the...Tags: Human Interest, Minority Groups, Entertainment, Homes, African Americans
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Generous rules govern aldermen's pensions
Tribune reportersWhen Chicago aldermen floated a proposal in 1987 to boost their city pensions dramatically, Mayor Harold Washington's administration dismissed it as an arrogant ploy that lacked even a cursory cost analysis. Three years later, the proposal still didn't...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Emil Jones, Nicholas Sposato
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WGN's Suppelsa to enter alcohol rehab
WGN-Ch. 9 evening news anchor Mark Suppelsa was off the air Friday night after he announced he will enter a monthlong alcohol recovery program. In a letter to colleagues and posted on the WGN website, Suppelsa displayed unusual candor in explaining his...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Substance Abuse, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Cops: 2 dead, 2 wounded in police-involved shooting in Calumet City
Tribune reporterTwo men were shot to death and two others wounded following a dispute that started in a Calumet City nightclub early Saturday and ended with gunfire outside, police said. Family members said they believe the man shot to death is Archie Lee Chambers Jr.,...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Prosecution, Shootings, Witnesses, Dining and Drinking
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Condolences to WGN radio, TV legend Roy Leonard on loss of his wife
WGN NewsI'm very sad that the wife of one of my Chicago broadcast heroes has died. Sheila Leonard was an caring, elegant, lovely person and mother of six as you'll read below. As Roy covered the entertainment scene in Chicago for 31 years, she was a lover of...Tags: Kenilworth, Entertainment, Chocolate Cake, Hermosa, Wilmette
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Walgreens Celebrity Batkid Sweepstakes
2012 Walgreens "Celebrity Batkid" Sweepstakes OFFICIAL RULES - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
1. CONTEST DEADLINES: This Contest starts at 12:01 a.m. Central time on March 26th, 2012, and ends at 5:00 p.m....Tags: Civil Unrest, Personal Data Collection, Wrigley Field, Celebrities, Major League Baseball
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John Wayne Gacy's lawyer speaks out
WGN NewsTwo months ago, WGN brought you the story of a retired police detective, who says there could be more victims of John Wayne Gacy, buried on the northwest side of Chicago. The Cook County Sherrif's Dept said it would consider reopening the investigation....Tags: Chicago, Cook County, John Wayne Gacy
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DirecTV removes WGN
WGN NewsTribune Co. did not reach an agreement or come to terms with DirecTV on any aspect of its contract. Tribune television stations in 19 markets across the country will no longer be available via DirecTV, denying subscribers to the local news, traffic,...Tags: Television Stations, Television Industry
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Tribune Co. pulls its programming from DirecTV after midnight deadline
Tribune reporterDirecTV Inc. subscribers in 19 U.S. markets have lost access to certain programming, after Tribune Broadcasting said it failed to reach a settlement with the satellite television provider in their contract negotiations. As a midnight deadline...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Chicago Tribune, Satellite and Cable Service, Entertainment, Chicago Cubs
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