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Lawmakers advance transit tax proposalAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - In a Hail Mary-like move, a panel of lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance tax hikes that could prevent fare increases and service cuts at the CTA, Metra and Pace. Yet, ...
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Defense teams finish closings in mob trialAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Lawyers for the last three of five defendants on trial in the "Family Secrets" mob case gave their closing arguments Wednesday, setting the stage for the bulk of the gov...
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Wheeling boy burned by hot oil diesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The Wheeling 5-year-old severely scalded when he knocked over a turkey fryer with his bicycle has died. Israel Hernandez died late Wednesday at Loyola University Medical...
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Three area teachers nominated for state's bestAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Board of Education says it has chosen eight finalists for the "Illinois Teacher of the Year" award. Finalists were selected from nearly...
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Best & BrightestAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - •Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., named the following local students in the university's College of Arts & Sciences to the dean's list for the spring 2007 semest...
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Briefs: RoundTable to sell MedAssist HoldingAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - LAKE FOREST -- RoundTable Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm in the health-care industry, said Wednesday it agreed to sell one of its companies, MedAssist Holdin...
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Route 83 partially reopens through Long GroveAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Route 83 has mostly reopened, as crews work to control a gas main break that occurred this morning at Half Day Road. Still closed are two northbound lanes where Route 83...
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State's SAT scores buck national trendAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Average math and reading SAT scores fell four points for the high school class of 2007 to their lowest mark since 1999 -- although students in Illinois bucked the trend....
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Madigan: Suit a waste of resourcesAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday labeled the governor's lawsuit against him an unnecessary distraction as pressing budgetary problems remain unresolved. "It is ...
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Archdiocese to hold Mass near site of new church in Antioch TownshipAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Archdiocese of Chicago will hold Mass Saturday near Antioch at its first new church in eight years. The inaugural service at St. Raphael the Archangel is scheduled ...