Illinois
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Where are they now? Key players in the Ryan scandalNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - As former Gov. George Ryan begins his prison sentence, here's a look at key figures in the scandal that toppled him. Larry Warner - Frequent Ryan dining companion ended ...
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Right way to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrantsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Hillary Clinton is taking flak for the roundabout way in which she answered a question about whether New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was right to give driver's licenses to i...
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Lisa Stebic's children give grand jury testimony in Will County
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - JOLIET -- The children of a woman missing for the past six months testified Wednesday before a Will County grand jury, according to the woman's relatives. Mark Greenberg...
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Candidates' online stores help them get the word outNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Each male presidential candidate has an "official" online store where supporters can buy buttons, pins, T-shirts, hats, jackets and more. The sole female candidate -- Hi...
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Student accused of torture with cookies was frat leaderNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- One of two Southern Illinois University students accused of kidnapping, paddling and burning a young man with freshly baked cookies is a fraternity and s...
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Ryan's new home isn't the Ritz
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - George Ryan's new home ain't the Ritz. The federal prison camp at Oxford, Wis., where the 73-year-old former governor is due to check in Wednesday starts its workday at ...
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Judge denies trial postponement for mother charged in daughter's death
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- A judge has ruled that a former Morton pathologist accused of suffocating her 3-year-old autistic daughter with a garbage bag will go to trial next month. Karen...
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Middle schooler is given detention for hugging 2 friends at school
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - MASCOUTAH -- Two hugs equals two days of detention for 13-year-old Megan Coulter. The eighth-grader was punished for violating a school policy banning public displays of...
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Leaders report slow progress in talks on construction, transit
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State officials say they're off to a good start as they take advantage of the latest reprieve from a mass transit crisis. Governor Rod Blagojevich met wit...
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Look to Iran for clues on how to address the crisis in PakistanNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- As we struggle to make sense of the political crisis in Pakistan, it's useful to think back nearly 30 years to the protests that toppled the Shah of Iran an...