Illinois
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Defense hits Levine's memory over meeting with RezkoApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - If Antoin "Tony" Rezko wanted a bribe from Mercy Hospital in exchange for letting it build a facility in Crystal Lake, why didn't he direct the chairman of the state hos...
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Tax raises, breaks on the agendaApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- If a property boom goes bust in Cook County, homeowners shouldn't have to wait three years to see savings on their tax bills, lawmakers said Wednesday. A...
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House rejects gun limitApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - An effort to bar Illinois residents from buying more than one handgun a month has failed. The measure got only 53 of the 60 votes it needed to pass the Illinois House, b...
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Containing Iranian threat in Iraq to be left to next presidentApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The language that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker used Tuesday to describe the Iranian role in Iraq was extreme -- and telling. They spoke of Tehran's "n...
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RNC Victory rallies support for McCain with local speechApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom says that a faltering economy favors the out-of-power party, meaning, in this presidential election year, the Democrats. Carly Fiorina doesn't buy it...
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Cardinal Fitness offers health fairsApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - ORLAND PARK -- Cardinal Fitness announced four locations will host free health fairs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 19. Lunch, nutritional advice, spinal screening, massage...
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Senators seek flood fundsApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois' two U.S. Senators, Democrats Dick Durbin and Barack Obama, are seeking federal help for victims of last month's flooding in 15 southern Illinois counties. Durb...
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How is that extra sales tax being used?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Suburban counties that received sales tax increases as part of a mass transit bailout earlier this year soon may have to detail to lawmakers how the money...
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SIU tuition to rise in fall for new students
Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- Tuition for new students at Southern Illinois University is going up. The university's board of trustees signed off on a plan to charge new undergraduate...
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Motorola names former AT&T chief executive Dorman to succeed ZanderApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - David Dorman is taking his experience of leading AT&T to Motorola Inc. The Schaumburg-based company said Wednesday it has appointed board member Dorman to replace outgoi...