Illinois
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Blagojevich gives up court fight over firings
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who rarely shies away from a legal fight, has stopped pursuing a case he made the premier example of his efforts to fight government...
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Sports violence on trial before state Supreme CourtSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In a case that could send shock waves through the sporting world, the Illinois Supreme Court will decide if two suburban hockey players, their coaches and ...
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George Ryan's wife says she, husband have clear consciences
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Volunteers prepare to pack 1 million meals for starving childrenSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - An army of Naperville-area volunteers will spend six 12-hour days packing a million specially formulated meals for starving children in Sudan. The production line will b...
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Lauzen reveals run for CongressSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Aurora Republican state Sen. Chris Lauzen will announce today his plans to run for Congress, seeking the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Dennis H...
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Panel to look at plagiarism claims against SIU president
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Briefs: U. of Chicago gets grantSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The University of Chicago Medical Center is getting a $23 million government grant to help transform basic science into new medical treatments more quickly. The school i...
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Casino, road measures advance, but may be doomedSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A multibillion-dollar political tug of war continued Tuesday as the Illinois Senate approved three new casinos to finance massive road construction knowin...
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Voters should know how candidates are guided by faithSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The field of presidential candidates is nearly complete. Only Newt Gingrich remains to decide -- or announce if he has decided -- whether he, too, will run for president...
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Hillary could stand to show more spine and less expediencySep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - If there is a phrase more closely associated with both Hillary and Bill Clinton than "the politics of personal destruction," it does not come to mind. All the others -- ...