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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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Circus may be coming to town, but so are the protestersAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The opening of the Carson & Barnes Family Circus in Wheaton today is expected to feature clowns, acrobats and protesters. Members of the animal rights group People for t...
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Aurora council gets an earful over clinicAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Planned Parenthood snuck into Aurora by lying to city officials and neighbors about who it was, residents told aldermen Tuesday. More than a hundred clinic protesters pa...
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College of DuPage restoring cuts to science buildingAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - College of DuPage is adding $800,000 in features back into its new Health Careers and Natural Sciences building. When first presented to trustees last year, the new buil...
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Transit tax hike backers have legislative clout, but maybe not enoughAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Supporters of a sales tax hike for transit showed off their broad clout Tuesday in a rally that included politicians ranging from Batavia's mayor to House Speaker Michae...
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Gap widens for haves, have-notsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Suburban paychecks edged higher during the past year, yet this could not stem the growing ranks of poor, uninsured residents. A striking contrast of haves and have-nots ...
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Lombard man charged in Glendale Heights gas station robberyAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A Lombard man is being held on a $750,000 bond at the DuPage County Jail Wednesday following an armed robbery in Glendale Heights, officials said. Robert M. Belle, 28, o...
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Blagojevich's relationship with Mell not swellAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Despite coming together during a family death in December, the state's first family remains fractured, said Chicago Ald. Dick Mell on Tuesday. Mell revealed that he has...
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Mob trial closings about 'lies and deception'Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Prosecutors and defense attorneys dueled in closing arguments at the "Family Secrets" mob trial Tuesday, each putting their own views on the evidence presented over the ...