Articles filed under Illinois
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Scandal scars run deep, but this time I have faith in IlliniDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - History indicates Illinois was a shady football program each of the last two times it played in the Rose Bowl. Hmmmmm. In anticipation of the Fighting Illini's appearanc...
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Postcard from the Rose BowlDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Seeking a fresh start for the New Year (and donations for St. Baldrick's fight against children's cancer), I strolled down Wilshire Boulevard on...
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No one delivers a more powerful stump speech than ObamaDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama has become a one-trick pony. But what a trick it is! The stump speech he has developed in the closing stages of the pre-Christmas campai...
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One employee dead after minor train derailment near AuroraDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - One railway employee is dead following a small train derailment near a lumber yard southwest of Aurora. Police were called to the scene of a partially overturned train...
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The political quotes of the yearDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Even by Illinois standards, 2007 turned into one doozy of a political year. Beneath the Capitol dome, there was turmoil and treachery -- and that was just...
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Longtime Tribune columnist diesDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Longtime Chicago Tribune columnist Terry Armour died unexpectedly Friday, the newspaper reported on its Web site. He was 46. Armour was taken to a hospital in Chicago wh...
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United cancels flights for fourth straight day as snow falls in Colo.Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - DENVER -- United Airlines, hit hard by weekend storms in the Midwest, canceled dozens more flights Thursday as the second storm since Christmas threatened to pile 20 inc...
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Police: Fast food worker steals 50 debit card numbersDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - PLAINFIELD -- Authorities say a teenage Wendy's employee stole up to 50 debit card numbers from drive-through customers and went on an extended spending spree. The 18-ye...
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Men sentenced for freeing Springfield zoo's hawkDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Two men were sentenced to two years of probation for freeing a red-tailed hawk from his enclosure at a Springfield zoo. Sean Coleman, 21, of Glenarm, and ...
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Local zoos are safe, officials stressDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Lincoln Park Zoo literature promises visitors a "perfect afternoon" lunching at the outdoor Big Cat Cafe, which offers a bird's-eye view of lounging lions and tigers. A ...