All Stories from June 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Partnerships can solve two problemsJun 27, 2012 6:22 pm - First problem: At least half of the families on welfare in our country have been on welfare for generations. Many of these people are stuck in the cycle of welfare and e...
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Wife refuses to answer questions about Rep. Jackson’s leaveJun 27, 2012 6:18 pm - Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson isn’t answering any questions about the medical leave of absence that her husband, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., has taken. Sandi Jackson...
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Quinn can close prisons but can’t reuse moneyJun 27, 2012 6:18 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn plans to buck lawmakers’ wishes and close several prisons largely because of budget problems. But that doesn’t mean Quinn has $90 million t...
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Quinn, Chrysler execs unveil Dodge Dart in ChicagoJun 27, 2012 6:17 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn and Chrysler Group executives have unveiled the 2013 Dodge Dart. The governor, several hundred car dealers from six Midwestern states and company executiv...
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Monee man identified as plane crash victimJun 27, 2012 6:17 pm - Associated Press The Ogle County Sheriff’s office has identified the pilot of a single-engine plane who died when the aircraft crashed into a northern Illinois cornfield...
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Smith attorney says House panel rushing caseJun 27, 2012 6:17 pm - An attorney for state Rep. Derrick Smith cautioned an Illinois House committee Wednesday that it seemed to be rushing to judgment on bribery accusations against the Chic...
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Tea Party questions audit of VA under DuckworthJun 27, 2012 6:00 pm - A suburban Tea Party group is pointing to a 2008 report citing compliance issues in the state Department of Veterans' Affairs under the leadership of Democrat Tammy Duck...
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Former attorney gets 180 days jail, probation for stealing $205,000 from clientsJun 27, 2012 5:20 pm - A former lawyer with a practice in West Dundee who admitted to stealing nearly $205,000 from clients — some of them elderly — was sentenced Wednesday to 180 days in jail...
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Samardzija’s June swoon continuesJun 27, 2012 5:02 pm - Starter walks 4, allows 9 runs as Cubs get thumped
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Elgin council votes 4-3 for city’s second pawn shopJun 27, 2012 5:00 pm - In the most divided vote Elgin’s current city council has ever taken, members approved the zoning application Wednesday for Easy Cash Solutions, Elgin’s second pawnshop....