Illinois
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Illinois congressman is a model of civility in serving the publicAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - LaHood is a throwback to an earlier, less strident kind of Republicanism. It is rare that a retirement announcement by a single back-bench member of the minority party i...
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Springfield lawmakers looking into confiscating licensesAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Key state lawmakers say they'll look into whether it's time for Illinois to change the decades-old practice of police confiscating driver's licenses when t...
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Sauerberg kicks off Senate campaingAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Would-be Republican foe Dr. Steve Sauerberg ripped Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin as a career liberal politician soft on immigration and taxes, but he proved a bit elusive ...
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Pace riders will be paying more and gettingAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Pace riders will be paying more and getting less under a money-saving plan passed Wednesday by agency officials hoping for a taxpayer bailout. Yet, the most drastic far...
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Springfield lawmakers not hurrying to pass budgetAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - There appeared to be little urgency at the Capitol to strike a budget deal as Illinois began August with no plan or authority to pay employees, schools or ...
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How Pace shortfall impacts ridersAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Pace will reconsider cuts and fare hikes if state lawmakers OK sales tax hike. Sept. 1: City route and Metra feeder fares up to $1.50; ADA fares up to $3 in Collar Coun...
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Actually, folks, it's a wombatAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - She's finally ready to leave the nest ... er ... pouch. Goldie, the female southern hairy-nosed baby wombat at Brookfield Zoo, is ready to greet her adoring public. The ...
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Higher gas prices having impact on outdoor activitiesAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It all depends as to how badly outdoorsmen want to enjoy the outdoors, be it time on the water or in the field. Gas prices will most definitely impact fishing and huntin...
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Lightning, Alleycats set records, earn World Series hardwareAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin-based Northern Illinois Lightning and the Illinois Alleycats concluded the women's fastpitch softball season over the weekend -- each bringing home hardware fr...
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State must invest in transportationAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Like cash-strapped parents faced with finding new income sources or trimming household spending to pay college tuition for their children, our state lawmakers face tough...