Year: 2004

  • Anxious Moments in Grip of an Outlaw Iraqi Militia

    April 7, 2004 ORDEAL By JOHN F. BURNS UFA, Iraq, April 6 — If Moktada al-Sadr has chosen a grand mosque in this Euphrates River town for a last stand against American troops, as many of his militiamen have claimed in recent days, he appears to be relying more on the will of God than…

  • MANHUNT: U.S. Seeks Arrest of Shiite Cleric

    April 6, 2004 By JOHN F. BURNS American tanks rolled yesterday into Sadr City, a slum in northeast Bagdhad. Eight American soldiers were killed in the district on Sunday in a coordinated Shiite militia uprising against the American-led occupation. BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 5 — American officials on Monday stepped up their confrontation with Moktada al-Sadr,…

  • 4401 N. Hermitage

    Permit #: 20407071 Applicant: Midwest Wrecking Company Owner: North Shore Spanish Baptist Church Permit Description: Demolition of a 2-story stucco church Status (if applicable): Released 8/3/04

  • 118-26 E. Cermak / 2132-56 S. Indiana

    Permit #: 20407093 Applicant: r& R demolition Owner: L.L.C property management Permit Description: Demolition of a 3-story brick commercial building Status (if applicable): Hold Released 7/14/04

  • 7 U.S. Soldiers Die in Iraq as a Shiite Militia Rises Up

    April 5, 2004 By JOHN F. BURNS BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 4 — A coordinated Shiite militia uprising against the American-led occupation rippled across Iraq on Sunday, reaching into Baghdad and the sprawling Shiite slum of Sadr City on the capital’s outskirts and roiling the holy city of Najaf and at least two other cities in…