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Bad policies to blame for gas costs, senator saysMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Consumers are stuck with high gas prices, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Thursday, because the nation made bad policy decisions while oil was inexpensive and because Preside...
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Firm gets tollway job despite flakMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority approved a $120,000 contract Thursday with Electronic Transaction Consultants to assist with reciprocal collections involving o...
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Rezko wanted in Las Vegas over gambling debtsMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As a Chicago jury deliberates Antoin "Tony" Rezko's fate on corruption charges, Las Vegas authorities slapped the prolific political insider with criminal charges tied t...
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Judge bans moment of silence in all public schoolsMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge expanded the ban of a "moment of silence" in schools from just one district in the Northwest suburbs to schools statewide Thursday. Judge Robert W. Gettl...
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Business leader recalled warmly at awards dinnerMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The presentation of "business leader of the year" drew an emotional response Thursday at the Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce's Circle of Success dinner. The nearly 1...
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Men armed with golf club rob woman in SchaumburgMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Two men -- one armed with a golf club -- robbed a woman while her infant son sat in her SUV near Schaumburg Golf Club, police say. The woman's brother-in-law chased the ...
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The briefsMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Used book sale to aid Little City The Little City Foundation Used Book Sale, the largest event of its kind in Illinois, will be June 6-15 at Westfield Old Orchard Shoppi...
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Jurors send mixed signal on Rezko deliberationsMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - As the political world awaits a verdict in the corruption trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko, jurors sent mixed signals from the deliberation room Wednesday. The jury forepers...
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Weak sale trends may mean profit drop for Coca-Cola EnterprisesMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday weak sales trends in the U.S especially on some 20-ounce beverages will likely lead to a decline ...
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Lawmakers racing the clock on budgetMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An elusive, multibillion-dollar construction spending spree remained out of lawmakers' grasp Wednesday as pressure grows daily for them to strike an accor...