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Tape played of Blago learning of FBI recordingsMay 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Prosecutors have presented it as the alleged hand-in-the-cookie jar moment. Prosecutors at former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial Wednesday played a cri...
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Blagojevich's retrial moving faster than the firstMay 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Prosecutors at Rod Blagojevich's retrial Wednesday showed their determination to move through witnesses at a faster clip than at the impeached Illinois governor's first ...
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Temperature snaps 1896 record highMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - Soaring temperatures Tuesday afternoon snapped a daily record that had remained in place since the late 1800s, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s record-...
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Preckwinkle disappointed in hospital voteMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says she’s disappointed in a state board’s decision to deny closure of Oak Forest Hospital. Preckwinkle says the county now ...
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Northwestern won’t offer sexuality class next yearMay 09, 2011 2:00 am - The head of Northwestern University’s psychology department said Monday the school will not offer a human sexuality class in the next academic year in the wake of the co...
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Quinn against automatic utility increasesMay 09, 2011 2:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday he would veto pending legislation that would allow automatic rate increases to pay for upgrades to the electric grid. ComEd, Ameren and other ...
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Man charged in plane door incidentMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - A 34-year-old Burbank man who rushed toward the front of a Chicago-bound aircraft and attempted to open the door may face up to 40 years in prison, prosecutors announced...
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Caring for poor, hospitals reach brink of closureMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Two Illinois charity hospitals are asking the state’s permission to shut down after serving low-income residents for more than 100 years. A state board will consider the...
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Judge rules father who killed son was insaneMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - A Will County judge has found a Romeoville man not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning death of his 18-month-old son. The Chicago Tribune reports that 29-year-o...
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Michigan school bans Smarties, Pixy Stix as health threatsMay 06, 2011 11:00 pm - GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A middle school near Grand Rapids has banned sugary Smarties candy, saying it's being crushed and inhaled and can be a gateway to "inappro...