Illinois
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Legislators honor late Rosemont leaderOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIED -- State lawmakers Wednesday recalled the late Don Stephens as a visionary, who saw the potential for Rosemont when few others did, and then had both the deal...
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Accord reached on dispensing morning-after pill
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois pharmacists who object to dispensing emergency birth control would be allowed to step aside while someone else filled the prescription, under a d...
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At governor's urging, lawmakers reject higher speed for trucksOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Truckers must still drive 55 mph after the Illinois House had second thoughts about raising the highway speed limit for semis to 65. Prodded by Gov. Rod B...
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Briefs: Relative facing sex chargeOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Bond was set at $40,000 Wednesday for a Roselle man who authorities say had sex with a mentally disabled relative. Marian Dworzynski, 59, of the 1700 block of Roslyn Roa...
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Church/state split late gift of courtsOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - It's becoming an atrocity to hear debate and see rhetoric about separation of church and state in the Supreme Court's ruling of 1948. Uneducated people believe that sepa...
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Illinois Chrysler workers on furlough during walkout
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - BELVIDERE -- Workers at a Chrysler assembly plant in northern Illinois were on furlough when a walkout against the auto maker began. They were on furlough when it ended,...
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Motorcyclist hits Michelle Obama's van on way to rally
Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - HAMPTON, Iowa -- Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, was involved in a traffic accident Tuesday as she rode to a rally in northern Io...
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DNA test may determine if missing woman is victim of killer
Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- A DNA test may determine if a missing Indianapolis woman was the victim of an Illinois man who has confessed to killing six women in four states. Carma P...
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Chicago police to disband unit under investigation
Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Chicago Police Department will disband an elite drug and gang unit under state and federal investigation for allegations ranging from armed violence and h...
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Budget deadlock grips numerous key issuesOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- When lawmakers struck a budget deal back in August, schools across the state were to get additional millions in state funding. For instance, the state wou...