Illinois
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Obama says Clintons offer nothing new
Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that the front-runner for his party's nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton, does not offer the...
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State construction bill includes more than roads, schools
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Chapter 2: Unequal state equalizerSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Constitution assigns the state the primary responsibility for financing public schools. The state doesn't live up to that responsibility. Not by a long shot...
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Wind power looks to be worth his while
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Briefs: Lyric, guild reach dealSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The show will go on at the Lyric Opera of Chicago this weekend. The Lyric's general director, William Mason, says the opera has reached a tentative contract settlement w...
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Governor expands cancer screenings
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Briefs: Field offsets footprintsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Field Museum in Chicago is offering a way visitors can purchase credits to offset the carbon emissions generated by traveling to the building. Starting Tuesday, visi...
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State leaders talking, but no progress seenSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The politicians who run Illinois are talking to each other again but still agreeing on little when it comes to new roads, more casinos, broader health care coverage and ...
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Briefs: Security upgrade for citySep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago and IBM today will announce the initial phase of what officials say could be the most advanced video security network in any U.S. city. In other word...
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Senate deal may make winner out of WatsonSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Earlier this month, Gov. Rod Blagojevich boarded a state plane bound for the most unlikely of places, tiny Greenville Municipal Airport downstate, for a m...