Articles filed under Illinois
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Foster, Oberweis talk Iraq, taxes and valuesFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Congressional hopefuls Bill Foster and Jim Oberweis Tuesday night clashed on the war in Iraq and health care as the special March 8 election draws closer. Foster, the De...
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NIU gets OK to build proton cancer centerFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois regulators gave Northern Illinois University the go-ahead Tuesday to pursue construction of the state's first proton therapy cancer treatment center in West Chi...
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Big snowstorm spurs plea for federal helpFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The seemingly continual snowstorms this season blend together, but one event was so significant it has triggered calls for federal help from 21 counties in southern Wisc...
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Don't rush changes in early votingFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The phrase "every vote counts" might not be ringing true with some who cast ballots in the Feb. 5 primary. That's because the candidate they favored wound up saying to t...
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State considers lowering voting age to 17Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Few legal rites of passage exist at age 17. There's the opportunity to see R-rated movies like "Strange Wilderness" without Mom or Dad. Or buy an M-rated ...
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Prosecutors allege donation to Blagojevich bought board seatFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Government prosecutors say an Elmhurst banker's seat on a state banking board was purchased with a $50,000 donation to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign. The government al...
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Obama photo causes dustupFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A photograph circulating on the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a...
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Clinton, Obama both have valid arguments regarding delegatesFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The details of the process for choosing and allocating delegates to the parties' national conventions are usually sleep-inducing to all but the most dedicated political ...
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Lane Bryant suspect's voice isolatedFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Police have released 37 seconds of a 911 call made from a suburban Chicago Lane Bryant store, hoping someone will recognize the voice of the man who police say shot to ...
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Family buries wrong bodyFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A mother soon hopes to get back the body of her son after it was mistakenly buried by another family. Crews will disinter Kenny Stainback's body at a M...