Illinois
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Campaigns getting help from friends cleared by ClintonJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- One of the last things Bill Clinton did as president was wipe out Richard Wilson Riley Jr.'s 1993 felony drug convictions from South Carolina. Today, Rile...
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State's attorney confirms grand jury in Peterson case
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - For the first time, the Will County state's attorney confirms a grand jury is investigating the disappearance of former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson's fourt...
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Bogus confession? Debate about serial killer's admission rages
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Auditor: Government lags on measurements for Great Lakes toxins
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Durbin way ahead in cashJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin already has $7.3 million in his campaign fund as he prepares for a November general election where he is a heavy favorite. The Springfield Democrat, who...
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Group to sell tiny pieces of Lincoln land
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Absentee ballots absent in some counties
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Clinton's meddling in free markets would harm the economyJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Recessions happen. The stock market rises and falls. The question ought not be about how the market is doing today, but about its net gain over the years. Investing is a...
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Briefs:Derailment causes delaysJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A freight train derailment near Antioch early Thursday caused temporary delays on Metra, officials said. The freight train carrying coal was headed to Green Bay, Wis., o...
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Another surgery for EbertJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - After undergoing a series of cancer surgeries, film critic Roger Ebert says he'll have yet another operation today. According to a statement in the Chicago Sun-Times, th...