All Stories from May 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Illinois House passes gambling bill with more casinos, slots at racetracksMay 23, 2012 6:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House approved a sweeping gambling expansion plan Wednesday, renewing an effort to build new casinos and put slot machines at Arlington Park t...
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'G.I. Joe' gets new marching orders, moves to 2013May 23, 2012 6:00 pm - G.I. Joe won't be going into action on the big-screen this summer, after all. The Hollywood Reporter says Paramount Pictures yanked its sequel "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" f...
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Judson University names interim PresidentMay 23, 2012 5:59 pm - An educator with decades of leadership experience has been selected as the interim president of Judson University for the 2012-2013 academic year. The university board o...
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Dwight prison guards get layoff noticesMay 23, 2012 5:55 pm - DWIGHT, Ill. — Guards at Dwight Correctional Center and other state facilities slated to close this summer have received layoff notices. Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed clos...
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Sigma Pi loses fraternity charter at Illinois WesleyanMay 23, 2012 5:55 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — A fraternity’s national organization has revoked the charter of the Sigma Pi chapter at Illinois Wesleyan University. The Grand Council of Sigma Pi F...
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Shackled pregnant women will share $4.1 million settlementMay 23, 2012 5:55 pm - A federal judge has given preliminary approval to the settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by female detainees at Cook County jail who alleged they were shackled...
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15 protesters arrested in financial districtMay 23, 2012 5:54 pm - Chicago police say they arrested 15 protesters who were blocking traffic during a demonstration in the city’s financial district Wednesday. Protesters were demanding tha...
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Chicago Democrats choose candidate to take on SmithMay 23, 2012 5:53 pm - A lawyer and aide to former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has been chosen by Chicago Democrats as a third-party candidate to challenge indicted state Rep. Der...
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Sears plans more layoffsMay 23, 2012 5:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings said a group of employees were told Wednesday they would be part of a wave of layoffs, but would not confirm the total. While posit...
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DuPage County Board delays funding vote for conservation groupMay 23, 2012 5:00 pm - DuPage County Board members postponed a decision about funding a Glen Ellyn-based conservation group while they try to figure out where the money would come from. School...