Articles filed under Illinois
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School construction money chopped againJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - For another year, schools will not receive state money pledged for urgent building repairs and new construction. As part of a series of cuts designed to reduce a $2 bill...
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DeKalb County man charged with child pornJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - DEKALB _ A DeKalb County man already accused of luring a 6-year-old girl to his home to photograph her faces 25 additional counts of child pornography. Richard Davis is...
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Child victim sues teacher, school districtJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- A victim of a former Urbana elementary teacher convicted of sexually abusing children has filed a civil lawsuit. The suit named former teacher Jon White, the U...
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Personal info for 20,000 foundJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - TINLEY PARK _ Officials say a back up computer tape that could contain personal information for more than 20,000 people in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park has been fou...
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Economy, fuel costs blamed for declining flights at O'Hare, MidwayJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Tell us something new was the reaction of aviation insiders to the latest plummeting figures on flights in and out of O'Hare and Midway airports. Rising fuel costs and t...
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Unemployment up in all Illinois citiesJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials say the unemployment rate is up in all the state's 12 metropolitan areas. Rockford has the highest unemployment rate at 8.6 percent. The northern Illinois city...
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Airman witnesses birth via InternetJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Although he was thousands of miles away in Iraq, Senior Airman Daniel Stewart was able to help his wife deliver their second child yesterday. As Miranda St...
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Group helps trace Lake Michigan trashJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. _ An environmental group that coordinates beach cleanup programs Thursday joined the U.S. Coast Guard in the search for the source of household and ...
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100 families still homeless from floodingJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - MACHESNEY PARK -- Officials in the northern Illinois village of Machesney Park estimate that about 100 families are still homeless since last month's floods. Village off...
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New rules target high-interest loan firmsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The state aims to have amended rules in place later this year to further protect consumers seeking high-interest, short-term loans that use their vehicles as collateral....