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Cook County sales drop 12% in first month of new taxOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Cook County sales dropped 11.94% in one month after the county instituted its new tax, new data released Tuesday shows, but just how much of that drop had to do with the...
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Gun stance a part of larger problemOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk recently announced the endorsement of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg's endorsement came largely due to Congressman Kirk's long record of leadershi...
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Police activity delays Metra trainOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The Metra Union Pacific West Line is moving again after being halted for about 15 minutes due to police activity in Chicago, Metra officials said. Some trains on the li...
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Campaign ad goes after Republican incumbent from Des PlainesOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - State Rep. Rosemary Mulligan is the target of a recent TV ad from Democratic challenger Aurora Austriaco that calls her out of touch with district residents. The commer...
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Defendant disputes police in Wheeling standoff caseOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Reports differ as to how Gabriel Guzman was apprehended last June 30. Wheeling police say he was hiding under a bed at the Chicago home he shared with girlfriend Avilen...
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Des Plaines approves exclusive agreement for casinoOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday to enter an exclusive agreement with Midwest Gaming & Entertainment in the quest for the 10th casino license, rejecting an...
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Kirk up in campaign money raceOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk continues to outpace Democrat Dan Seals in the money race as the two head into the final month of campaigning in the Northern suburbs. Kirk's campai...
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U-46 launches initiative to mentor 1,200 studentsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Ten seventh-grade boys filed out of Kimball Middle School's auditorium Monday afternoon, the smell of pizza trailing behind them. Notebooks in hand, their sneakers squea...
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Buffalo Grove checks progress on flood issuesOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The Buffalo Grove village board on Monday revisited flooding issues that came up from a major storm just over a year ago. More than 11.5 inches of rain fell Aug. 19 thr...
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Democratic candidate rebuts pay-to-play allegationsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrat Aurora Austriaco's law firm and law partners have given more than $100,000 to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund and they have won more than $1 million in sta...