Illinois
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More than 1 in 10 high schools in America are 'dropout factories'
Oct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make i...
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Hyde to receive Medal of FreedomOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Congressman Henry J. Hyde is among eight people to receive the nation's top civilian honor, President Bush announced Monday. Recipients of the Presidential Medal ...
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Early primary gives Illinois a bigger sayOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A three-month political sprint to the earliest primary in Illinois history began Monday as candidates began filing paperwork to get on the Feb. 5 ballot. ...
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Nearly tenth of Ill. high schools are 'dropout factories'
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Madigan proposes casino safeguardsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - You want to act like Atlantic City? Then you need oversight of gambling like New Jersey. That was the message Monday from Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who lai...
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Illinois cop accused of sexually abusing strippers
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Durbin takes on the 'superbug'
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Madigan proposes overhaul of state gambling boardOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan unveiled a proposal today for a completely new state gambling regulation board, possibly signaling willingness to deal on adding m...
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U. of I. allows Chief images in homecoming parade
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Variations in what the 'values voters' put their value inOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In retrospect, it was probably not the best way to reassure the faithful. When James Dobson, child psychologist turned political kingmaker, rose to speak at the Values V...