All Stories from November 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Man gets 14 years in prison for trading fraudNov 16, 2012 3:42 pm - A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 14-years in prison for operating a foreign currency trading fraud while living in Panama. Fifty-one-year-old J...
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Mary Todd Lincoln dresses in Springfield spotlightNov 16, 2012 3:41 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Mary Todd Lincoln’s style of clothing will be on display in Springfield. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library is organizing a “Culture of Clothing” eve...
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Chicago aldermen urge licenses for immigrantsNov 16, 2012 3:41 pm - The Chicago City Council has passed a resolution urging Illinois’ General Assembly to pass legislation requiring immigrant drivers to be trained, tested, licensed and in...
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Will County Board approves $175.7 million budgetNov 16, 2012 3:41 pm - The Will County Board has approved a new budget of almost $176 million. County officials said Thursday that the 2012-2013 budget sends a message to taxpayers that the c...
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Property tax levy down, water rates up in LITHNov 16, 2012 3:39 pm - For the second year in a row, Lake in the Hills is planning to reduce its property tax levy while increasing water rates and giving raises to employees. The general fund...
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Another Chicago officer charged in towing scamNov 16, 2012 3:39 pm - A Chicago police officer became the 10th member of the force to be charged in what federal authorities say was a scheme to steer work to tow truck drivers in exchange fo...
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Winnetka lawyer convicted in New York fraud caseNov 16, 2012 3:38 pm - NEW YORK — A Winnetka lawyer has been convicted again in New York in a $2.4 billion fraud that led to the collapse of one of the nation’s largest independent commodities...
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Media tour offered at downstate prisonNov 16, 2012 3:38 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Members of Illinois media organizations have been invited to tour the Vienna Correctional Center in southern Illinois. The Illinois Department of Correctio...
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Illinois keeps pace on Obama’s health lawNov 16, 2012 3:38 pm - Illinois is ahead of some states but behind others on the path toward creating a health insurance exchange, a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s health care law. Ob...
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St. Charles branch court reduction set asideNov 16, 2012 3:30 pm - New Chief Judge Judith Brawka is revising a plan that closed the Kane County Branch Court in St. Charles one day a week. However, the starting Dec. 1 the Aurora and Elgi...