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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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Report criticizes Virginia Tech response
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- A report into the Virginia Tech rampage concludes that school authorities should not have waited two hours to notify students about the first shooting o...
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Richard Jewell, wrongly linked to 1996 Olympic bombing, dies
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Pitcher stayed close to home for collegeAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Welcome back to the final week of Rounding the Bases, a chance to interact with members of the Kane County Cougars, the Class A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, who p...
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NASA can't find proof of drunken astronauts
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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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Pentagon rejects 'ray gun' use in Iraq
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Flood control project keeps hitting snagsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Local officials and residents linked concrete barriers and piled sandbags last week to fend off the rising Des Plaines River in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights. The ...