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Chicago area residents who have been called for jury duty are in a federal courtroom today (Tuesday) talking about their prejudices against muslims and the Islamic faith.  Judge Harry Leinenweber is asking people about their biases as he tries to seat a jury in the terrorism trial of Chicagoan

Jurors will start answering questions Tuesday morning to see if they can give a fair hearing to a Chicago man accused of terrorism.  But one juror doesn’t have to show up to Tuesday's hearing.  She has tickets to a taping of Oprah, so the judge said she didn’t have to come to court until W

Two terrorism cases now winding their way through the federal court system have links to Pakistan: One involves a Chicago businessman who stands accused of helping plot the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, India.