Illinois
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Is there a lesson from Fenway?Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- At the turn of the century, the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park were slumping. The dilapidated stadium, in vital need of a makeover, was showing its age. S...
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Ten cases of flu show resistance to medication
Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a health alert to doctors and hospitals because ten Chicago-area patients have tested positive for an unusual type of...
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Motel room yields little
Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Steven Kazmierczak checked into a hotel near campus three days before carrying out his deadly shooting spree at Northern Illinois University, paying cash and signing his...
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Politician urges restraint on gun controlFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A DeKalb-area state lawmaker is urging colleagues not to rush "knee-jerk" gun control legislation in response to the horrific shootings at NIU, saying the...
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American citizens getting squeezedFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - In regards to Ruben Navarrette's article(Feb. 6), "No entitlement to a bailout from a bad gamble on mortgages." How predictable it is that Ruben would get behind the pr...
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College student in Belleville arrested for alleged threats
Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A Southwestern Illinois College student faces charges after police said he threatened to shoot students at the Belleville campus. Twenty-one-year-old Steve...
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Illinois fairgrounds closed due to electrical problems
Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture has canceled all events at the Illinois State Fairgrounds because of repeated high voltage electrical failures at t...
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Tinley Park police release new sketch of mall shooting suspectFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Tinley Park Police have released an updated sketch to help find the gunman who killed five people in a woman's clothing store earlier this month. The new composite sketc...
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Oprah Winfrey plug makes business book a Web sensation
Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Oprah touch doesn't just work for traditional books. More than 1 million copies of Suze Orman's "Women & Money" were downloaded after the announcement la...
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DeKalb church services offer prayers for NIU shooting victims, families
Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Churchgoers are remembering the victims of the Northern Illinois University shooting rampage with prayers and support for the school and family members. At First Bapt...