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Man accused of killing 3 women, taping attackApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - Prosecutors said Wednesday that a South suburban man charged with killing three young women, including two whom he met on telephone chat lines and a neighborhood teen he...
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Union questions Ill. treasurer pension commentsApr 19, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A major state employee union objects to the Illinois treasurer opening the door to making workers contribute more money to their pensions. The American Fed...
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Simon's income dropped during raceApr 19, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon saw her income drop by nearly one-third last year as she ran for office, according to tax returns she provided Wednesday ahe...
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Quinn seeks change in bill on Illinois appointeesApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn asked lawmakers Tuesday to change legislation that would force him to make faster decisions on whether to keep or replace key officials. Qui...
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Repackaged second Blagojevich trial starts todayApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich's second corruption trial is set to get under way with nearly all the same evidence as the first trial, just packaged and presented in a whole new way. W...
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Nursing home raid leads to arrest of 4 residentsApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - BURNHAM — Authorities have arrested four residents of a south suburban Chicago nursing home in a surprise raid. The raid Tuesday at Burnham Healthcare was part of a seri...
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IHSA tightens policy on concussion checksApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois High School Association approved a new policy Tuesday requiring athletes who leave a game with concussions to be medically cleared before return...
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Cost-cutting Ill. lawmakers target food stampsApr 17, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Cost-cutting legislators want Illinois to join a national push to fight fraud by adding identification photos to Illinois food-stamp cards, an idea that o...
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Notre Dame had old info when Long Grove student diedApr 17, 2011 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame said Monday that football staff responsible for advising whether it was safe to practice outside used out-of-date weather information the d...
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Blago's retrial elicits many feelingsApr 15, 2011 11:00 pm - He was fired by Donald Trump, sent his wife to the jungle of Costa Rica to eat a tarantula on a reality show and sat there smiling as the likes of David Letterman ridicu...