Illinois
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New law mandates police train to deal with autismAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Recognizing the signs of autism and knowing how to respond isn't something that only parents and doctors have to worry about. It can also be of paramount importance to e...
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Obama denies wife's remark targeted Hillary Clinton
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Wednesday his wife was not taking a swipe at Hillary Rodham Clinton when she said, "If you can't run your own house, y...
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Blagojevich approves most of new state budgetAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich approved most of a new state budget Thursday, 23 days after the old budget expired, but he vetoed $463 million in spending. In a re...
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Severe weather storms through Chicago, suburbs
Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - AP - Storms ripped through Chicago and the suburbs this afternoon, sparking tornado warning sirens, downed trees and electrical strikes. Storms with winds in excess of 5...
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Why is Ryan still free?Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - With little left to rule on now that an appellate court has taken over her case, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer was left Wednesday to attend to the menial details...
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Obama is shaping Dems foreign policy debateAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sen. Barack Obama is getting polite applause at best when he tells the delegates at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention here this week that in ru...
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Governor signs law banning remote hunting
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The prospect of hunting live game over cyberspace is dead in Illinois. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a new law Monday banning so-called remote-control hunting, in which a ...
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ITW to expand stock buybackAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Tool Works, the maker of Duo-Fast nail guns and Wilsonart countertops, approved a new $3 billion share repurchase program. The authorization represents about 55...
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Ryan remains free despite appeals court rulingAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - For the second time in less than 12 months, former Gov. George Ryan was snatched from the jaws of prison Tuesday, despite a court ruling upholding findings of guilt agai...
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Zell confident Tribune plan is soundAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Tribune Co. shareholders approved an $8.2 billion buyout Tuesday led by billionaire Sam Zell and must now wait to see if his purchase of the second-largest U.S. newspape...