Illinois
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Poll: Obama has slight edge over McCain
Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama would narrowly defeat Republican John McCain if they were matched today in the presidential election, while McCain and Hillary Rodham...
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Hynes: Illinois budget hole needs filling
Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - As the Blagojevich administration prepares a budget for next year that could have a significant deficit, an official said a $750 million hole in this year's budget needs...
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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 ...
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Driver in crash that killed TV anchor makes first court appearance
Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - EAGLE RIVER, Wis. -- The driver of a snowmobile that crashed into a tree and killed a Chicago television journalist who was a passenger had a blood-alcohol level more th...
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Legislators seek parental permission for social Web sitesFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Area legislators want a state law requiring social networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook to get parental permission before youngsters are allowed to join. Ho...
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Briefs: Teen charged in murderFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Teen charged in murder A 17-year-old faces a murder charge in the death of a University of Chicago graduate from Senegal. Chicago police say Demetrius Warren of Chicago ...
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Tinley Park may require all stores have security cameras
Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Officials the Lane Bryant clothing chain said they are uncertain when the store in suburban Tinley Park will reopen following this month's shooting that left five women ...
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Proposed bill would ban carbon monoxide in pet euthanasia
Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - State Representative John Fritchey says he is introducing legislation which would ban the use of carbon monoxide for euthanizing dogs and cats in Illinois. Speaking Sund...
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Cops searching for suspect in sex assault
Feb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - OTTAWA -- Police in Ottawa say they have made contact with a fugitive who touched off a manhunt late Friday night at Chicago's Congress Plaza & Convention Center. But as...
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McCain has GOP upbeat in IllinoisFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - To put it mildly, Illinois Republicans have endured rough sledding in recent years. Loss of the governor's office -- and all other statewide posts. Loss of the state Sen...