Illinois
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CTA, Pace won't hold off hikes any longerSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Despite pleas from lawmakers to hold off, CTA and Pace officials say they simply can't postpone fare hikes and service cuts any longer in the face of giant budget shortf...
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Police soar with programSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Police and rescuers in Northern Illinois have a few extra "eyes in the sky" these days, thanks to a federal program that makes some pretty unique military surplus availa...
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Galesburg man still has car he bought in 1939
Sep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- For a short time, it seemed it was 1939 again at the residence of Tom O'Brien. A ride in an open, 1916 Ford Model T is akin to a trip in a time machine. "Th...
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Son secretly restores classic car for parents
Sep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - BARTONVILLE -- In the early days of their courtship, when gas was about a quarter a gallon, Don Taylor would pick up Joyce Haynes at her Peoria home in his 1956 Chevrole...
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Remains heading back home
Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - John Terrell considered the severed head of a New Zealand native an inappropriate display piece, so the then assistant Field Museum curator carefully lifted it from a gl...
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Oprah hosting star-studded fundraiser for Obama
Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - MONTECITO, Calif. -- Oprah Winfrey was rolling out the red carpet Saturday for Barack Obama and the high-wattage stars invited to a gala "celebration" expected to raise ...
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Dist. 300 plays budget guessing gameSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - With the legislature and the governor still wrangling over the state budget, Community Unit District 300 may be forced to approve its own budget without knowing if it wi...
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Airplane hangers that helped mold history honored
Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - CAHOKIA, Ill. -- Two hangars that helped establish the airline industry in the St. Louis area -- and across the country -- have been named to the National Register of Hi...
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Schools dragged into Capitol spat
Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sent letters to every school district superintendent in Illinois blaming House Speaker Michael Madigan for a delay in an educatio...
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Homeless man charged for Hanover Park murderSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - A homeless man is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the death of Alexis F. Roman in Hanover Park, police said Saturday. Antonio Pacheco, 33, is charged i...