Illinois
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Rezko lawyers want to bar list of state workers he sponsored
Feb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Lawyers for indicted political contributor Antoin "Tony" Rezko asked a federal judge Thursday to bar prosecutors from telling jurors at his upcoming fraud trial about st...
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Legislators step into Antioch frayFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers are taking sides in a lingering rift among Antioch officials. On Thursday, the Illinois House approved banning village trustees from hirin...
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Prison wing may closeFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to close an 80-year-old portion of Stateville prison in Joliet favor of a new-but-vacant facility in Carroll County, officials confirmed Thurs...
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Inspired by a woman's leadership - as long it's provided by a manFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, I got a sarcastic e-mail from a Hillary supporter. She forwarded a crack made by Howard Wolfson, Clinton's media man, about Obama. "Senator Clinton," he scof...
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Fugitive caught in SouthFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities in Tennessee have captured a murder suspect who was on the run for more than a decade from police in Illinois. Police say 34-year-old Jacer Medina shot and k...
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Family gives back dogFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A South suburban family has relinquished custody of a Siberian husky to a Tennessee couple during an arbitration hearing. The move ended a yearlong quest by Chip and Kar...
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Attorney who won battles with Chicago mob diesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - It may seem an odd compliment, but there is perhaps no better praise for the work Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitchell Mars did than how mobsters referred to him. "That (exp...
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Parents of 5-month-old face first-degree murder charges
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Blagojevich proposes state tax creditFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich tempted lawmakers Wednesday with political sugarplums ranging from tax rebate checks for families with children to a business tax cut...
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Some lawmakers wary of governor's ideasFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's budget speech received a lukewarm reception Wednesday, with suburban lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle questioning key...