Illinois
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'Intimidation' defined for mob trial jurors
Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal court jury considering the biggest Chicago mob trial in years asked the judge Thursday for the legal definition of the word intimidation, then later recessed u...
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Madigan sets budget roadshowSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The war of words among the state's Democratic leaders continues as House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday ripped the governor's recent spending cuts a...
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Former governor Thompson backs GiulianiSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani brought a surprise high-profile endorser with him to Des Plaines on Thursday: former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompso...
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Virus detected in Illinois' white-tailed deer populationSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State officials say a gnat-borne virus that often kills white-tailed deer but poses no risk to people has surfaced in Illinois. Epizootic hemorrhagic (eh-p...
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Free legal help will be available to veteransSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois veterans who need help filing claims for education or health benefits soon will have a new -- and free --support system. Under an initiative rolled out Wednesda...
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Lawmakers eye more casinos to fund constructionSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A plan to add three new casinos to finance billions of dollars of construction across the state is expected to emerge next week, pushed by growing concern...
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Hillary is battle-tested from her lifetime of strugglesSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - As the serious stage of the presidential campaign begins this fall, Hillary Rodham Clinton has clearly established herself in the lead of the race for the Democratic nom...
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Report says Great Lakes cleanup would boost economySep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A proposed restoration of the Great Lakes would generate at least $50 billion in economic gains _ twice as much as the cleanup would cost, accord...
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Briefs: Jury starts deliberationsSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - After listening to 10 weeks of testimony and arguments in Chicago's biggest mob trial in years, jurors began deliberating the fate of five defendants Tuesday. Jurors hav...
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Lawmakers: School cash a victim of politicsSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich "repeatedly misled" school districts across the state about the status of long-awaited construction dollars and used those districts ...