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Great Lakes firefighter pulled from burning car in Decatur

Associated Press
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - DECATUR -- Firefighters in Decatur say they have never seen such heroic determination as handyman Anthony McNeil showed recently in rescuing another man from a burning c...
Aon exec to replace Quigley on Cook County Board

Associated Press
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - A former Chicago City Hall administrator has been chosen to replace outgoing Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley as he heads to Congress. During a meeting Saturday, De...
2 killed in crash of vintage plane near Sandwich

Associated Press
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Two people flying in a 1946-era airplane died in a crash Saturday in north central Illinois, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The single-engine aircraft went do...
Thousands participate in first Illinois Marathon

Associated Press
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Organizers for the inaugural Illinois Marathon say the race could have a $1 million economic impact on the Champaign-Urbana area. Organizer Mark Knutson say...
Voters weigh in, lawmakers fret over looming tax hike

By Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters seemed angry at the ballot box last week. In Cook County, they voiced opposition to a sales-tax hike - by 90 percent in some towns - and threatened to secede from...
Illinois struggles as economy keeps sputtering

Associated Press
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - BELVIDERE -- The signs of Illinois' economic crisis are all around Ginger Tessema. Her husband's pink slip. The foreclosure signs in her neighborhood. Even the racks in ...
Judith Krug, founder of Banned Books Week, dies

Associated Press
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Judith Krug, a director of the Chicago-based American Library Association and founder of its Banned Books Week, has died. She was 69. Judith Platt, president of the ALA'...
Quinn pardons 11, seeks clear clemency backlog

Associated Press
Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday pardoned 11 people and ordered their criminal records expunged, part of an effort to clear a "shameful" backlog of almost 2,500 clemency request...
Quinn 'not really excited about' speed cameras

By Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is frowning upon a proposal to allow speed enforcement via camera. Quinn said Friday he was "not really excited about" the idea, but he didn't completely...
Gov. Quinn says he's open to property tax break

By Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday he was open to proposals for property tax relief to take the sting out of his plan for an income tax hike. Quinn said on WBBM-AM 780's At Iss...

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