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Illinois 8th graders do well on writing test

Associated Press
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois eighth-graders are doing well when it comes to scoring on the national writing tests. The average score for Illinois public school students was 160, compared to...
Obama outraises Clinton 2-to-1

Associated Press
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama raked in $40 million in March, leaving Hillary Rodham Clinton and her $20 million in the fundraising dust and stuffing his campaign treasury s...
14-year sentence stands for drunken driver

By Amber Krosel Daily Herald Staff
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A Bloomingdale truck driver who killed a Schaumburg teen eight years ago while drunk and high on marijuana failed Thursday to shorten his prison time. Ri...
Suspended Chicago cop indicted

Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago police officer whose beating of a handcuffed man in a wheelchair was captured on videotape has been indicted on a federal charge. Prosecutors announced Thursda...
Democrats back governor on health care

By Nick Shields Daily Herald Staff
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Senate Democrats reaffirmed their political allegiance to Gov. Rod Blagojevich Thursday, approving his multimillion-dollar health care expansion plan. Th...
Free ride program working

Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The first day of free public transit for seniors produced about 5,000 Pace riders March 17, administrators said Wednesday. That's been the average ever since and there's...
Court rules family not liable for woman's AIDS

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A woman whose now-dead fiance infected her with AIDS cannot collect $2 million from his parents for possibly misleading her about their son's health, the ...
Quiznos wins lawsuit filed by Illinois franchises

Associated Press
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Quiznos has won a legal battle against Illinois franchisees who accused the national sandwich chain of improper business practices. Six Illinois franchise operators cont...
Computer glitch hits Pace

Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Pace officials apologized Thursday for problems with the computer reservation system used by disabled riders in Chicago. Because of high-call volumes, people are having ...
Peterson's former wife, fiance appear before grand jury

Associated Press
Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The second wife of Drew Peterson and his former fiance appeared before the Will County grand jury investigating the death of the former police officer's third wife and t...

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