Illinois
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Government does very few things wellNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to Burt Constable's Tuesday piece on how "Government can do more than wage war and collect taxes," I warn that the government does very few things well, and ...
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McLean County prosecutors seek new indictment against police sergeant
Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- McLean County prosecutors are asking a grand jury to consider a new indictment against a former police officer accused of raping four women. Jeff Pelo has...
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Briefs: Bond set in sex caseNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A 32-year-old Elk Grove Village man was ordered held on $75,000 bond Thursday on charges he carried on a two-year sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Fernando Moral...
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Briefs: Missing girl foundNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Authorities say a girl reported missing from her South Side Chicago home since Sunday has been found and is in good condition. Police said 11-year-old Sarah Montgomery w...
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Missing woman's husband on 'Today'
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A former Bolingbrook police sergeant whose wife has disappeared said today that she had asked him for a divorce -- but he thought it was due to hormones. Dre...
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Hastert will quit before year's endNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert plans to leave Congress before the end of the year. The Illinois Republican had previously announced he won't seek anot...
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CTA union boss: Maybe we have to show you what doomsday looks likeNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Transit officials turned up the heat on feuding lawmakers today with the threat of union walkouts that would shut down buses and trains next year if taxes aren't raised....
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U. of I. plans $72.5 million supercomputer home
Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois trustees voted Wednesday to spend $72.5 million for a building to house a new supercomputer, but most of the money is tied up in a st...
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Moment of silence on hold in District 214Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A federal judge who decreed Wednesday that students in Northwest Suburban School District 214 can no longer have a daily moment of silence may today decide today to expa...
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Lawmaker summit ends with angry words, no progressNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A backroom meeting meant to bring Illinois' most powerful politicians to the table on key state problems devolved Wednesday into the same name-calling and posturing blam...