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More abuse, neglect reported in group homesMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - One group home worker viciously cursed the disabled adults in her care when they didn’t wash dishes to her satisfaction. Another dragged a disabled man by his ankles as ...
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Quinn says energy rates bill ‘not going anywhere’May 20, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn said groups working on legislation to modernize electricity delivery systems have “thrown in the towel.” But Rep. Kevin McCarthy, an Orland Park Democrat ...
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Search for Aurora boy shifts to Sterling/Rock FallsMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - Police now are concentrating their search for missing Aurora 6-year-old Timothy Pitzen in the Sterling and Rock Falls area, authorities said Wednesday afternoon. Authori...
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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 ...