Illinois
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Five people, gunman killed in shooting at NIU lecture hallFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Northern Illinois University student opened fire at the DeKalb campus Thursday and then shot himself, leaving six dead and 15 wounded. At least two of the victi...
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Production halted at Belvidere plantFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - BELVIDERE -- The United Auto Workers union says an "unanticipated parts shortage" has halted production at Chrysler's assembly plant in Belvidere. Production ceased with...
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Peculiarities in the GOP, Democratic presidential racesFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - With metronomic regularity the Clintons say things that remind voters of the aesthetic reason for recoiling from them. Aesthetic considerations even cause many Republica...
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New program will help homeowners avoid foreclosure
Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Help is on the way for Illinois homeowners struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments. Four mortgage lenders have committed $200 million to a new Homeowner Assis...
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State to close gaps in criminal DNA databaseFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Bureaucratic delays may have resulted in as many as 30,000 convicted felons being released from prison in recent years before providing DNA samples for a ...
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I-55 express bus plannedFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Pace is forging ahead with plans to start a rapid bus transit program on the Stevenson Expressway. Expected to begin in 2009, Pace would likely start the service in Will...
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Governor declares state of emergency in wake of shootingFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich declared a state of emergency in the aftermath of Thursday's shootings at Northern Illinois University, making disaster relief fund...
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Privatizing Midway Airport in worksFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The city of Chicago is moving another step closer to privatizing Midway Airport. The city announced Wednesday it was asking operators that want a long-term lease to subm...
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Immigrant won't be deported yet
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Briefs: Parents want special testFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - A group of Latino parents is expressing fears that requiring their children to take the regular state math and reading exams could result in widespread failure and shatt...