Chicago
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The irony behind NAFTA's realityJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The NAFTA agreement is to stimulate trade between agreement member countries. We buy their merchandise and they buy ours, sounds good. But what happened? It seems that...
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State budget cuts and the county jailJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The problems at the Cook County jail will only get worse when the state's drastic budget cuts to substance abuse treatment take effect ("Feds blast conditions at Cook Co...
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Birkett critical of governor's offer to ChicagoJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Days after Gov. Rod Blagojevich suggested offering state police manpower to curb Chicago's "out of control" crime rate, one of his most vocal critics in law enforcement ...
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Impasse threatens those in needJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A lack of cooperaton among our legislative leaders and the governor threatens to grind the operations of numerous social service agencies to a halt -- the very agencies ...
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Police: Woman outside Lane Bryant during slayings
Jul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Law enforcement officials investigating five slayings at a south suburban Chicago clothing store earlier this year say a woman was about to enter the store during the sh...
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Police officer struck by car
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Runaway 13-year-old girl steals police van
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Fire inspectors accused of taking 'tips'
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Feds blast conditions at Cook County jailJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Albert Allen was suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm when he was arrested in 2006. Before he was jailed, an orthopedist treated the wound, inserting metal "hardwar...
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Immigrant O'Hare workers sue staffing company