Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmakers look to pull plug on robo calls?Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Faced with a bevy of complaints from angry suburban residents, area lawmakers will propose restricting so-called "robo calls" that have become a hated camp...
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Woman found tangled in shower curtain died of pneumoniaMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - An autopsy has determined that a Country Club Hills woman found dead in her bathroom died of pneumonia. Fifty-one-year-old Deborah Maldonado was found dead early Sunday ...
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SIU-Carbondale's chancellor put on leaveMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University's president says he's placed the chancellor at SIU's flagship campus in Carbondale on administrative leave. SIU President Glen...
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Bloomington cops injured in brawl at Elks LodgeMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington police say two officers were injured when they encountered a brawl after being called on a complaint to an Elks lodge. Several arrests were ma...
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Drew Peterson can have cars, computers backMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Drew Peterson emerged from a Joliet courtroom today with a judge's order that cars and computers seized by authorities be returned to him. The former Bolingbrook sergean...
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Sugar-free treats for animals part of zoos' increasing focus on nutritionMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Gorillas on Weight Watchers? Polar bears slurping sugar-free Jell-O shots? Giraffes nibbling alfalfa biscuits? The days of letting visitors throw marshmallows to the ani...
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Race between Clinton and Obama is about identity, not policyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Elections can be about policy, personality or identity. The race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is surely not about policy. The differences between the two are...
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Candidates, voters wary of super delegates in wild Democratic contestMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - This wild ride called the Democratic primary season has taught us that nothing is certain. To predict is to err. Still, tempting fate, it seems nearly safe to say that n...
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Five Bolingbrook teens held in string of armed robberiesMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Police in Southwest suburban Bolingbrook say five teenagers are in custody in connection with armed robberies last month there and in neighboring Romeoville. Police said...
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Ferraro's foolish remarks contribute nothing to campaignMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - With an African-American male and a white female competing for the Democratic presidential nomination, we were sure to discuss affirmative action. And not in the conve...