Chicago
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State cannot keep spending on porkJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Tough decisions are a part of governing, and Illinois' $2 billion budget shortfall is forcing many of them (July 7, "State leaders need to compromise"). This is not the...
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Governor takes new casinos off budget tableJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The unrelenting feud between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and House Speaker Michael J. Madigan overshadowed the governor's unveiling Thursday of a new, $25 billion plan to impro...
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The people deserve and demand truthJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a proud American veteran. It is past time that we demand the truth about how Bush and his administration lied to the American people and that Bush and Cheney have v...
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Blagojevich, top lawmakers to meet again in Chicago
Jul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Governor Rod Blagojevich is slated to meet again with Illinois' top lawmakers to discuss a possible compromise on a massive statewide construction program. The governor ...
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Daley proposes change in Denver boot eligibility
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Feds raid Outlaws motorcycle club chapters across area, arrest 2
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Mount Prospect man found dead in West Side buildingJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A Mount Prospect man was identified as the landlord discovered beaten to death in the basement of a building he owned on Chicago's West Side. A spokesman from the Cook ...
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Transit agency's customers overcharged
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Lollapalooza's multiple stages force tough decisionsJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago got its own "destination" music festival in 2005, and ever since, Lollapalooza's organizers have tinkered with the formula. First, the fest expanded from taking ...
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Bob Barker makes Chicago pitchJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Former game show host Bob Barker wants the Chicago City Council to support a cause he famously ended "The Price of Right" with for decades: getting pets spayed and neute...