Illinois
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Kraft profit falls 20 percent on dairy costsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that soaring dairy prices weighed down its third quarter profit, which fell 20 percent from year-ago results that included a one-time gai...
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Still split on transit tax as 'doomsday' approachesOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Both a looming transit meltdown and the suburban sales tax increase designed to avert it have put the political spotlight on area lawmakers who may well d...
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Prosecutor obtains audit of politically connected Illinois contractor
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A spokeswoman for Governor Rod Blagojevich says an audit of a contractor accused of bilking the state out of more than $2 million has been turned over to Cook County pro...
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Regional transit officials warn: 'Doomsday' not just a threatOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - As state lawmakers meet today to seek an 11th-hour transit funding plan, officials promised 'doomsday' threats will be very real this weekend for scores of suburbanites ...
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One last chance for RyanOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Ex-Gov. George Ryan is down to his last prayer when it comes to avoiding prison Nov. 7. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit Wednesday refuse...
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Bush blasts Democrats on health care
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Fugitives sought in Illinois slaying caught
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Whistleblower fights to keep state job
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Democratic rivals target Clinton
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Overworked lawyers makes juvenile justice problematic