All Stories from May 30, 2011 (Change date)
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'Recurrent requesters' would wait longer for infoMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — People who file piles of requests under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act would have to wait longer for responses from public bodies under legislatio...
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Scudder returns in 'A Drop of the Hard Stuff'May 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Matthew Scudder, an aging private detective and recovering alcoholic, is sitting in a Hell's Kitchen saloon with his old pal Mick Ballou, a retired mobster who once carr...
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Kaneland wins 1st regional titleMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Jake Razo was so disappointed in his 0-for-3 day against IMSA in the first round of the Class 3A Sycamore Regional last Wednesday, that Kaneland coach Brian Aversa had t...
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Obama selects businessman Bryson for Commerce postMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has tapped energy executive John Bryson to lead the Commerce Department, putting a businessman at the helm of an agency tasked with b...
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Jim James leads My Morning Jacket on new journeyMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jim James is on a spiritual quest of sorts, and you're invited to listen in. The My Morning Jacket frontman sat in the prayer room of a church in a qui...
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Activision bets on online play for 'Call of Duty'May 30, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Activision knows it's more fun to blast on-screen enemies into oblivion with friends, so this fall it's launching an online service for its "Call of Duty" gam...
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Palm Court sticks to what it does bestMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - With no flashing signs or neon posters hawking signature martinis, with no viral video or Twitter following, Palm Court still manages to pack the house. A stalwart of th...
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Gov't cuts rates for hard-to-insure patientsMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The government is cutting premiums by up to 40 percent in nearly two dozen states and implementing other changes to make it easier for people with pre-exist...
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Blagojevich to resume testifying for 3rd dayMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is set to return to the witness stand for a third day today at his political corruption retrial, which is now heading into its fifth...
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New database lets investors check on advisersMay 30, 2011 6:00 am - Checking a financial adviser’s past for errant behavior is much easier now with a new searchable database run by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which overs...