Articles filed under Chicago
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Governor's brutal cuts are immoralJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Budgets are more than truncheons to wield political power. The money a budget represents becomes buildings, employees, programs and services to people in crisis and, wh...
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Wife of star witness in Rezko case granted a divorceJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The wife of a star witness in the successful prosecution of political fundraiser Tony Rezko has been granted a divorce. Sheri Levine filed for and was immediately grante...
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Chicago police officer killed in shootoutJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A veteran Chicago police officer was killed Wednesday by a woman who grabbed the officer's gun during a struggle and shot him in the head, authorities said. Officer Rich...
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Durbin ignores human natureJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a proud American who minimizes pain. I also minimize the tax I owe. My behavior changes when tax rates rise. I don't know the human who does not share this surviv...
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We need major health care reformJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I've just finished looking at "Sicko" and this is the first time I can honestly say I'm ashamed of what we have become. Is money so important to us that human decency a...
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Chicago Teachers Union to try vice presidentJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The executive board of the Chicago Teachers Union has voted to go forward with an effort to remove its vice president over allegations he may have misspent more than $6,...
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Church get $1 million from stateJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago has finally received the $1 million promised it by the Blagojevich administration to help rebuild the fire-damaged structure next to th...
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Civic Federation wrong about PortJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Your article on the Civic Federation report calling for the dissolution of the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) missed the real story, which is that the Port ...
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Issues too great for partisan gridlockJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - One-hundred-fifty years ago this month, Abraham Lincoln stood in the Illinois State Capitol and delivered his "House Divided" speech - sharing what was thought to be a "...
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Chicago runaway accused of stealing charter busJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - CROWN POINT, Ind. -- State troopers say a 14-year-old runaway from Chicago stole a charter bus and drove it on a northern Indiana highway until a small fire broke out un...