Illinois
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Drew Peterson can have cars, computers back
Mar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Drew Peterson emerged from a Joliet courtroom today with a judge's order that cars and computers seized by authorities be returned to him. The former Bolingbrook sergean...
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Sugar-free treats for animals part of zoos' increasing focus on nutrition
Mar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Gorillas on Weight Watchers? Polar bears slurping sugar-free Jell-O shots? Giraffes nibbling alfalfa biscuits? The days of letting visitors throw marshmallows to the ani...
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Race between Clinton and Obama is about identity, not policyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Elections can be about policy, personality or identity. The race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is surely not about policy. The differences between the two are...
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Candidates, voters wary of super delegates in wild Democratic contestMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - This wild ride called the Democratic primary season has taught us that nothing is certain. To predict is to err. Still, tempting fate, it seems nearly safe to say that n...
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Five Bolingbrook teens held in string of armed robberies
Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Police in Southwest suburban Bolingbrook say five teenagers are in custody in connection with armed robberies last month there and in neighboring Romeoville. Police said...
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Ferraro's foolish remarks contribute nothing to campaignMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - With an African-American male and a white female competing for the Democratic presidential nomination, we were sure to discuss affirmative action. And not in the conve...
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Man sentenced to 59 years for torturing wife
Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- A Peoria County judge says a man who tortured his wife over a two-week period in 2006 will have to spend at least 43 years in prison -- substantially a life se...
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Griggsville hand crafts custom pool tables
Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - GRIGGSVILLE -- Her name is Angelina. She's a sleek, sturdy girl with Italian features and old-world flair. Treat her well, and she'll stick around for decades. You just ...
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A corny reminder of the Land of Lincoln
Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Two sisters from Virginia are selling a single corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois on the online auction site eBay, drawing bids of up to $26 on Sunday. "At the...
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Former employees sue Arlington ParkMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Three former Arlington Park racetrack employees filed a federal class-action lawsuit this month claiming they were wrongly evicted from apartments on the track's backstr...