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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 — Notre Dame said Monday that football staff responsible for advising whether it was safe to practice outside used out-of-date weather information the d...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...
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Blagojevich says he's never considered a plea dealApr 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich said Saturday he never considered a plea deal with federal prosecutors even though the impeached Illinois governor could face the possibility of spending...
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Powerful unions key to education reform packageApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Illinois teacher unions have numbers and money that translate into influence at the state Capitol, but they're still making major concessions on job security and the abi...
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Ill. unions rally in Chicago for public workersApr 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Clutching homemade signs and chanting pro-union cheers, thousands of people gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday to show their support of public employees. Demonstra...
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Wisconsin clerk apologizes for ‘human error’ in vote totalsApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - WAUKESHA, Wis. — A stunning discovery of votes in Wisconsin could give the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race to the conservative incumbent in an election largel...
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Indiana March revenues come in more than expectedApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana revenues grew last month compared to a year ago and came in higher than projected in December. The Times of Munster reports Indiana took in $977 ...
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Obama cancels visit Indiana hybrid vehicle factoryApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — President Barack Obama has canceled his trip to Indiana. The White House announced Thursday night that Obama had postponed a scheduled trip to Indianapol...