Articles filed under Illinois
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It should still be a thrill to cast a voteFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Think back to when you turned 18. It was the age that marked your passage into adulthood. And, at 18, you were deemed to be mature enough, responsible enough, smart enou...
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4 killed in western Ill. crashFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A one-car accident has killed a family of four whose vehicle was pulled from an icy lake in west central Illinois, according to Illinois State Police. The fatal crash, w...
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Manhunt continues for killer of five women at Tinley Park clothing storeFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A manhunt was under way Sunday as authorities searched for a gunman who killed five women inside a Lane Bryant store at a strip mall in Chicago's southwest suburbs. T...
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NIU grad killed in combatFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The 82nd Airborne Division says a North Carolina-based paratrooper from Illinois has died from wounds he sustained during combat in Iraq. The divisio...
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Money matters, but it doesn't decideFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Money helped winnow the presidential field. It hasn't determined who each party's nominee will be. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton have prov...
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Immigrant voter drives paying offFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Nearly 30 years after immigrating to Illinois from Mexico, 54-year-old Frederico Gutierrez plans to vote in his first U.S. election. Gutierrez, who became an American ci...
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Gunman kills five at store near I-80Feb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - TINLEY PARK -- A gunman fatally shot five women in a robbery at a store in a suburban Chicago strip mall before fleeing Saturday, prompting police to sweep through neigh...
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Stalled Amtrak train back en route to ChicagoFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- The train that had to stay parked overnight on snowy tracks high in the Sierra Nevada is chugging along again en route to Chicago, an Amtrak spokeswoman...
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Stop coming back to taxpayers for moreFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - How much is enough? Every year multiple government agencies come to tax holders saying they need more money. This is despite the fact that the school system and county g...
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How to make your vote count TuesdayFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - If you're not careful in the voting booth Tuesday, your vote for president may not count. In the Republican race, the top-ballot votes for president are considered a mea...