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JANUARY
1 Illinois ban on smoking in public spaces goes into effect
6 Roger Clemens: I didn’t use performance-enhancing drugs
9 City pays nearly $20 million to settle Burge police torture case
22 “Dark Knight” actor Heath Ledger dies at 28
30Trump Hotel opens while building still under construction
30 U.S. pulls funding for FutureGen clean-coal venture
FEBRUARY
1 Jody Weis becomes Chicago police chief
2 5 women slain in Tinley Park Lane Bryant store
3 Giants beat Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII
6 55 killed by tornadoes in southern U.S.
14 6 dead, 16 hurt in NIU shooting spree
19 Fidel Castro resigns; brother Raul takes over
MARCH
10 N.Y. Gov. Spitzer linked to prostitution ring
3 Conrad Black begins 6 1/2-year prison term
4 Packers QB Brett Favre announces retirement
8 Bush vetoes ban on harsh interrogation tactics
17 China vows to defend sovereignty against Tibet
17 First day of seniors riding free on CTA
APRIL
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15 Pope Benedict XVI begins first U.S. visit
5 Actor Charlton Heston dies at age 84
7 400 kids removed in Texas polygamist raid
18 5.2-magnitude quake shakes Illinois awake
20 Danica Patrick is first woman to win Indy race
25 Truck crash at Chinatown CTA kills 2
MAY
3 Myanmar cyclone kills 84,500 people
5 CSO names Richard Muti its new director
12 Massive earthquake kills thousands in China
14 Foie gras back on menu at Chicago restaurants
20 Sen. Edward Kennedy has brain tumor
28 Nepal ousts king, declares itself a republic
JUNE
4 Tony Rezko convicted of fraud, bribery
2 Legendary rocker Bo Diddley dies at 79
9 Wisconsin’s Lake Delton breaks bank, empties
11 Children’s Museum move to Grant Park OKd
16 Tiger Woods wins U.S. Open with injured knee
19 R. Kelly aquitted of child pornography charges
JULY
11 New iPhone goes on sale
1 Cook County sales tax rises to 10.25%
1 Suspect arrested after murder spree kills 8
8 ctabustracker.com launches
30 Israeli leader Ehud Olmert says he will resign
31 Ken Griffey Jr. joins the White Sox
AUGUST
16 Michael Phelps wins 8th gold of ’08 Games
6 Chicago announces 18% rise in murder rate
6 Brett Favre ends retirement to be Jets QB
9 Comedian Bernie Mac dies at 50
13 Census: Minorities will be majority by 2050
18 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf resigns
SEPTEMBER
13 Chicago flooding worsened by Ike
9 Cyclist Lance Armstrong announces comeback
10 Supercollider turned on; world doesn’t end
14 Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano throws no-hitter
22 State Senate overrides veto on ethics law
24 40 charged in major sweep of Latin Kings
OCTOBER
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7 Cubs and Sox make quick playoff exits
7 U. of C. physicist wins Nobel Prize
17 CPS doles out first round of cash for grades
24 Jennifer Hudson’s mom, brother, nephew killed
26 Tribune: Many medals of valor falsely claimed
31 Author Studs Terkel dies at 96
NOVEMBER
27 Militants kill 171 in Mumbai
4 Anita Alvarez is Cook County state’s attorney
6 U. of C. business school gets $300 million gift
14 Three teens drown in Fox River
16 Protesters target Calif. gay-marriage ban
27 Iraq wants U.S. out by end of 2011
DECEMBER
9 Gov. Blagojevich arrested on corruption charges
1 Sen. Durbin asks Bush to pardon former Gov. Ryan
5 Radio personality Steve Dahl taken off the air
8 Tribune Co. files for Chap. 11 bankruptcy protection
11 Remains of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony found
13 Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford wins Heisman Trophy