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Volunteers link up to get Luis back on his feetMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - His small Nicaraguan village doesn't celebrate Mother's Day until May 30, but teenager Luis Wilfredo Torres Ruiz is picking up something in our suburbs this weekend that...
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Lawmaker warns construction funds are in dangerMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With time running short at the Capitol for a budget deal, one suburban lawmaker said talk of billions of dollars worth of state-sponsored construction may...
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At least two more hotels to be built in RosemontMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - There is another "R" word buzzing around Rosemont in these sour economic times: redevelopment. Construction of hotels in the suburb at the edge of O'Hare International A...
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Illinois House votes to let campus cops carry gunsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In an attempt to boost campus safety, the Illinois House voted Wednesday to let all university police officers carry guns while on duty. Though state Rep....
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Student accused of invading school filesMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A high school senior has been charged with misdemeanor computer tampering for allegedly breaking into the school's electronic student records. Eighteen-year-old Jonah Gr...
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Pace vows to remedy service problemsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Mea culpas by Pace leaders failed to stem the tide of angry riders who accused the agency of mismanaging services for Chicagoans with disabilities Wednesday. "We had an ...
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Construction costs a political hang-upMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Around the Capitol, the perception is that "everyone" wants new roads, bridges and schools. The problem is no one can agree on how to pay for them. There ...
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She knitted hats to keep babies warmMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Lois C. Hansen participated in a little known volunteer role at Northwest Community Hospital: she served on the baby hat committee, knitting caps for newborns at the Arl...
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Tax fraud lands S. Barrington man 41-month prison termMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a South Barrington man to 41 months in prison for failing to report more than $200,000 in income over a five-year period. The sentenc...
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Water use still under scrutinyMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Water could become a scarce commodity in the 11-county Chicago area in the coming decades, but how much so will depend on several variables. The Chicago Metropolitan Age...