Articles filed under Illinois
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Yes, Marcela, there is a wonderful Illinois, if you searchApr 30, 2015 5:30 am - Written in pencil on lined paper, this letter from an 11-year-old girl makes me smile. "The reason I am writing to you is that my class is doing state reports," Marcela ...
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Troubled Hollywood Palms sold, new owner seeks upgradesApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - In the wake of a $1.3 million tax evasion case filed by the state, the Hollywood Palms movie theater in Naperville has been sold to Houston, Texas-based Star Cinema Gril...
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Could red-light cameras disappear from some suburbs?Apr 30, 2015 1:00 am - State Sen. Dan Duffy, a Lake Barrington Republican, says he's staying optimistic that he'll win a hearing on a plan to ban red-light cameras from being used in some subu...
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AT&T wants a break on investing in landlinesApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - A coalition of business groups asked lawmakers Thursday to approve legislation that would ease some requirements that AT&T spend money to maintain its landline network. ...
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Mayors continue fight against Rauner cutsApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers have about a month to go before their deadline to make a state budget, and suburban mayors took to Springfield Wednesday to try to preserve their towns' fundin...
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Ex-Gov. Walker, imprisoned for illegal loans from Oak Brook S&L, diesApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - Former Illinois Gov. Dan Walker, who served 18 months in federal prison for receiving illegal loans from an Oak Brook savings and loan, died Wednesday of heart failure. ...
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Elk Grove favors local control of 'empowerment zones'Apr 29, 2015 1:00 am - A passionate, 90-minute debate between Elk Grove Village trustees and labor representatives Tuesday ended with the board unanimously voting to support the parts of Gov. ...
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Former Gov. Dan Walker's request to remember his legacyApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - During his term as governor in the 1970s, Dan Walker - long known as a populist - wanted to have an event with some college students to talk about politics and his plans...
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Lake Forest author also has antique business on sideApr 27, 2015 5:00 am - Jen Lancaster of Lake Forest doesn't mind being called a “bawdy Erma Bombeck” by reviewers. She parlayed blog-writing into more than a dozen books with a New York pu...
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Proposal would give Illinois' terminally ill right to try unapproved drugsApr 27, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois residents with terminal illnesses might soon be able to use treatments and drugs not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. State Sen. Michael C...