Illinois
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Romney, McCain heat up debateJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. --Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attempted to slow the momentum of rival John McCain Thursday in a high-stakes debate that focused on t...
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Illinois organ donor registry marks 3 million members
Jan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has announced a milestone for the state's organ donor registry, saying more than three million people signed up. White says the F...
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Supersize my vote: Illinois now part of the big pictureJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a few short weeks, in households across the suburbs, millions will gather for Super Bowl Sunday, pondering past halftime wardrobe malfunctions and grea...
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New Hampshire voters put a high value on characterJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The lesson of New Hampshire can be summarized in two simple words: Character counts. John McCain and Hillary Clinton left the Granite State Wednesda...
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ComEd honored for recovery workJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Edison Electric Institute Wednesday honored ComEd with its Emergency Recovery Award for efforts to restore power following last year's multi-fro...
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Gov. promises to sign transit bailoutJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said today he'll sign a measure increasing Chicago-area sales taxes to pay for metropolitan mass transit systems sent to him by the state Legislatur...
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Energy conference plannedJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The governors of Minnesota and Wisconsin will try to broaden support for a set of regional clean energy goals next month in Chicago. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Wisc...
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Senate hopeful takes aim at rival's proposed health planJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Andy Martin is blasting his rival's cornerstone health care proposals, though he offers no counter proposal of his own. "What I should ...
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Smoking ban enforcement still cloudyJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state's new smoking ban is still the law, despite its enforcement details remaining up in the air. A state legislative panel voted 9-1 Wednesday to re...
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Teen given 3-year sentence for guns at school