Illinois
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Tobacco firms seek to weaken smoking ban
Feb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Tobacco companies have stepped up their efforts to scale back the statewide smoking ban and ward off efforts to nearly double Illinois' cigarette tax. In ...
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It'll be good when primaries endFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Politicians have gotten very nasty. Our votes for independents get pushed out. You can only vote Democrat or Republican depending on which state you vote in, so why do ...
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Illinoisans' views may play role up northFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - With a string of East Coast primaries behind them, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are immediately digging in for a critical Midwest battle in Wisconsin -- a state teet...
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American Fido: Illinois native son named top dog at Westminster show
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Police refute reports of arrest in Tinley Park slayings case
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Rezko asks for freedom
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Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis; 'Always one of the guys'; wake set for FridayFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - It was the fifth inning and a youthful Richard M. Daley was on the mound for the Illinois Senate. Into the batter's box stepped freshman Republican House m...
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Poll: Obama has slight edge over McCain
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Hynes: Illinois budget hole needs filling
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Geo-Karis' bloop through the glass ceilingFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Editor's note: The Daily Herald and United Press International once shared a bureau at the Capitol. This 1973 story on Adeline Geo-Karis was among the old, yellowed ...