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FBI, U.S. Marshals join search for 6-year-oldMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - The FBI and U.S. Marshals have joined the search for a missing 6-year-old Aurora boy, but police say leads are lacking in the case. Authorities hope the advanced technol...
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Surgeries suspended at Oak Forest HospitalMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - A spokesman for the Cook County Health and Hospitals System says surgeries have been suspended at Oak Forest Hospital. Lucio Guerrero said Tuesday that surgeries were ha...
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Father awaits word on missing Aurora boyMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - The father of a missing Aurora boy was still hoping for word about his son Tuesday. “I’m waiting by the phone for them to call and say, `We found him. Come get him,”’ Ja...
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Scholarship bill raises big immigration questionsMay 14, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A proposal to provide college scholarships to the children of immigrants, even illegal immigrants, is forcing Illinois lawmakers to consider whether it’s a...
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Retired Supreme Court justice addresses NU convocationMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens urged the graduates of his law school alma mater Friday to commit themselves to public service and always stand by t...
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Students visiting Cuba after travel ban liftedMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Students at a small university near Chicago are testing President Barack Obama’s ease on travel restrictions to Cuba with a three-week trip to the island. Twenty studen...
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Rare denial of hospital closure hinged on 1 voteMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - A spokeswoman for Gov. Pat Quinn says it’s a top priority for the governor to fill three vacancies on a state health facilities planning board. The board’s vote Tuesday ...
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Ill. House sends school reform bill to governorMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A landmark education reform measure that would make it harder for teachers to go on strike and easier for them to be fired won easy passage Thursday in the...
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Blago prosecutors switch focusMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Prosecutors at Rod Blagojevich's retrial Thursday steered jurors' attention to charges the former Illinois governor attempted to shakedown a children's hospital and othe...
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No vote on allowing smoking at casinosMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Health activists say they have the votes to snuff out legislation that would allow smoking at Illinois casinos, but they didn’t get a chance to prove it We...