Illinois
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Despite sales drop, area homes maintain valueFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Home sales in the Chicago area declined in the fourth quarter of 2007, but the Illinois Association of Realtors is hopeful housing provisions in the federal government's...
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More Illinois students failing Advanced Placement tests
Feb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois high school students continue to enroll in Advanced Placement courses in record numbers. But data released by the College Board indicates the proportion of them...
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Tinley Park gunman's police sketch now seen on electronic billboardsFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities hope electronic billboards will help them track down the gunman in this month's deadly shooting at a Tinley Park clothing store. The signs display a police s...
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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
Feb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With enough baying and barking to make Simon Cowell cringe, an Illinois-born beagle nicknamed Uno became the new "American Fido" at the Westminster Kennel Cl...
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Police refute reports of arrest in Tinley Park slayings case
Feb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say they haven't made an arrest in the fatal shooting of five women at a suburban Chicago clothing store. Tinley Park Police Department Commander Rick Bruno ...
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Rezko asks for freedom
Feb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko urged a federal appeals court to free him from jail Tuesday, saying he is being held in solitary confinement pending next month'...
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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...