Illinois
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No bidders for stack of cars
Apr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - An effort to sell a 50-foot stack of rusty automobiles online has failed, putting the future of the structure in doubt. Bidding for the iconic "Spindle" sculpture, which...
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5.2 earthquake rocks Illinois; felt 450 miles awayApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Residents across the Midwest were awakened today by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rattled skyscrapers in Chicago's Loop and homes in Cincinnati but appeared to cause n...
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Country Club Hills' mayor defends trainingApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Country Club Hills' mayor is defending his decision to have city firefighters raze his pool house during a training activity this week. Dwight Welch says he wasn't tryin...
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Bill aims to close loopholeApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois House has passed legislation that will repair a glitch in a state law intended to keep child sex offenders at least 500 feet from in-home day care centers. ...
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State Senate looking to guard young healthApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers cracked down on alcoholic energy drink labeling Thursday, while also advancing a ban on flavored cigarettes and prohibiting trans fat i...
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When politicians talk compassion, best to hold on tight to your walletApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Beware when politicians talk about "compassion," especially when they hold a "Compassion Forum" to do it, which is what they did at the appropriately named Messiah Colle...
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Got a great idea? Bring it downtownApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Twelve-year-old Olivia Ustas of Addison has an idea that could make her a millionaire. The Indian Trail Jr. High School sixth-grader designed a horse-shaped holder for t...
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Pennsylvania voters not enthusiastic over presidential choicesApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - UPPER DUBLIN, Pa. -- For 40 of his 65 years, ever since he first registered, Martin Greenblatt has been voting Republican in this Philadelphia suburb. Through much of th...
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Senate rejects smoking exemption for casinosApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate overwhelmingly says now is not the right time to allow smoking on riverboat casinos. The Senate voted 15-35 Wednesday night to exempt ...
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Senate votes to get trans fats out of school food