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Sears Tower plotter gets 13 1/2 years
Miami :: FL :: USA | 4 days ago
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The man authorities say led a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago was sentenced Friday in Miami to 13 1/2 years in federal prison. Prosecutors had wanted to see Narseal Batiste sent away for 70 years but U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard appeared...
Tags: Sears Tower, Chicago, Miami, Terrorism in the United States, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Al-Qaeda, Sears Tower plot, Moorish Science Temple, Seas of David, Islamic terrorism, Law Crime, WLS, Willis Tower
US seeks max prison terms in Sears Tower plot
Port-au-Prince :: Haiti | 7 days ago
Credibility Federal prosecutors in Miami want the maximum prison sentences for five men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices. Prosecutors said in court papers filed Monday a federal judge should reject pleas for leniency.
Tags: Sears Tower, Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Sears Tower plot, Year of birth missing, Islamic terrorism, Moorish Science Temple, Seas of David, Terrorism in the United States, Law Crime
One of the Tallest Buildings in the World Gets A Green Roof
The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, has been an iconic part of the Chicago skyline for many years. And now, thanks to plans for a major energy efficiency overhaul, it may give visitors and residents in the Windy City something even...
Tags: Willis Tower, Sears Tower, Chicago, green building, green roof, Environment, green
UAL moving operations center to downtown Chicago
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility United Airlines says it will move its operations center from suburban Chicago to the downtown building that until recently was known as the Sears Tower. The move will bring 2,800 jobs into the city from Elk Grove Township, near O'Hare Airport...United...
Tags: Chicago, United Airlines, Elk Grove Township, UAL Corp., operations center, sears tower
Arlington Heights resident leads fight against tower renaming
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Within two hours of learning last March of the Sears Tower's looming name change, Alex Lucas of Arlington Heights had a Web site up and running. "I knew that time was of the essence," Lucas said. The site, itsthesearstower.com , hosts a petition against...
Tags: willis tower, Sears Tower
Sears Tower gets new name
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility The Sears Tower, one of the world's iconic skyscrapers and the tallest building in the United States, was renamed the Willis Tower on Thursday in a downtown ceremony, marking a new chapter in the history of the giant edifice that has dominated the Chicago...
Tags: Sears Tower, Willis Tower, Henry Paulson, tallest building, Chicago
Whatcha talkin 'bout? Sears Tower renamed
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility As of Thursday, the iconic Chicago, Illinois, skyscraper is now named Willis Tower. At least that's what the owners of the 110-story skyscraper now call it after its new main tenant, the London, England-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings. However,...
Tags: Willis Group Holdings, Sears Tower, Chicagoans, Willis Tower, Joe Plumeri, tower renamed, Sears Roebuck & Co.
Midwest travel destination adds a stomach-dropping new dimension
If you can stomach heights, a new feature on the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere-the Sears Tower-is for you! The new "Ledge" that opens today (7/2/09) will let its Skydeck visitors stare straight down 1,353 feet (gulp!). It is ...
Tags: Sears Tower, Chicago IL, Skydeck, The Ledge, Willis Tower, Willis Group Holdings Ltd.
Vertigo in Chicago
To many the thought of extreme heights is cause for alarm. To others it gives a certain rush or thrill to look down and see the ground far far below you. To thrill seekers everywhere and of all ages there is a new place in Chicago to step out and see...
Tags: Chicago, The Ledge, Sears Tower
The Building Which 1,353 Feet Transparent Balcony
How it’s feel when you in the transparent building which is high 1,353 feet in the air ? It’s maybe like walking on the air ? Chicago has a transparent walls, floor and ceiling leave visitors with the impression they’re...
Tags: Sears Tower, Balcony, The Ledge, Skydeck
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