Articles filed under Illinois
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Obama needs to give voters a clearer idea of how he would governFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "Why is the press going so easy on Barack Obama?" asks a prominent Democratic Party strategist, echoing a criticism frequently made by the Clinton campaign. It's a fair ...
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Off-duty suburban cop cleared in shootingFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police say they have released without charges an off-duty suburban police officer involved in a fatal shooting on the city's South Side. Police spokesman David B...
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One dead, two officers injured in shootoutFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - One person is dead and three others, including two police officers, were injured in a shootout at a suburban Chicago motel. Timothy Kaufmann of the Burbank Fire Departme...
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New gun laws came too late, and might not have stopped college gunman anywayFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly after last year's massacre at Virginia Tech to make it harder for anyone with a history of mental illness to buy guns, fortifying what a...
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911 tape reveals victim's final moments in storeFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Rhoda McFarland whispered a final one-word plea to 911 before she was discovered by the gunman robbing her Lane Bryant store and he opened fire: "Hurry." Tinley Park aut...
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Experts say NIU's image easily repairedFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The reputation of Virginia Tech University might always be linked to the shooting rampage that killed 33 people there. In contrast, Northern Illinois University likely w...
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State budget will be a surpriseFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- As Gov. Rod Blagojevich prepares to unveil his multibillion-dollar state spending plan for the next budget year, he faces dual challenges in a sinking eco...
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Girlfriend says NIU gunman called her to say goodbyeFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The night before he shot five students to death and wounded 16 others, the Northern Illinois University gunman called his girlfriend to tell her not to forget about him....
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What would Lincoln have on his iPod?Feb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Honestly, there's a new album saluting Abe Lincoln that could become the soundtrack as next year's bicentennial of his birth approaches. Chris Vallil...
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Group will protest at two victims' services todayFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The group that has protested at funerals of military personnel killed in the Iraq War announced Sunday they will picket the services of two victims of the Northern Illin...