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Illinois House blocks tax to aid mass transitOct 31, 2021 7:43 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ A plan to prop up the Chicago area's struggling mass transit systems failed Tuesday in the Illinois House, despite warnings of impending fee increases and ...
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Man with dangerous past escapes mental health centerOct 31, 2021 7:41 pm - A man with a history of armed robbery and homicide has escaped from the Elgin Mental Health Center. Tobert Walls, 32, escaped from the center's forensic unit about 8 p.m...
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Four indicted in Antoine Walker robberyOct 31, 2021 7:42 pm - A grand jury indicted four men in the armed robbery of Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker. Two of the men had been charged previously in the robbery of another NBA player...
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Police say harbor drowning not likely a hate crimeOct 31, 2021 7:41 pm - Police say after questioning a suspect and witnesses they do not believe a Vietnamese man who drowned after being pushed into a Lake Michigan harbor was the victim of a ...
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Date set for James Degorski's trial in Brown's Chicken caseOct 31, 2021 7:43 pm - A second man is scheduled to stand trial for the Brown's Chicken slayings early next year. A Cook County judge set a Feb. 13 trial date for James Degorski, the 34-year-...
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What makes a building worth preserving?Oct 31, 2021 7:41 pm - The National Register of Historic Places includes 80,000 sites across the country. What is doesn't include is two Hoffman Estates structures whose fates have recently be...
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R. Kelly trial delayed againOct 31, 2021 7:41 pm - Chicago R&B singer R. Kelly's trial on child pornography charges was delayed yet again today. Court officials could not say when it might be rescheduled. Kelly, 40, was ...
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Schools taking close look at summer court rulingsOct 31, 2021 7:42 pm - School has resumed across the suburbs following a landmark summer. The Supreme Court authored back-to-back decisions that curbed student speech, limited the use of race ...
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Brandt's to close?Oct 31, 2021 7:42 pm - A landmark suburban restaurant could be torn down under a plan to redevelop a busy corner in Palatine. Brandt's Little Cafe, known for some of the best burgers around, w...
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Symphony holding contest for high school musiciansOct 31, 2021 7:42 pm - The North Suburban Symphony invites young musicians to apply for the 2007 James Glacking Young Musicians Competition. The contest is open to vocalists and instrumentali...