Articles filed under Illinois
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It's a caucus-watching party at North CentralJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps the largest television-viewing party at North Central College tonight won't center around a college football bowl game or "Grey's Anatomy" re-run. Instead, the s...
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Cross: Politics as usual in 2008Jan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois House Republican leader Tom Cross of Oswego recently sat down with Daily Herald Senior State Government Editor John Patterson to discuss the poli...
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Bhutto provided the kind of leadership that the world needsJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto might have been prevented had she and her husband heeded advice from friends. Former U.S. Ambassador C...
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Man charged in deadly apartment fireJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - A 57-year-old suburban Chicago man faces charges that he intentionally set an apartment fire that killed three family members, allegedly because his son-in-law didn't as...
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Briefs: Chicago police seize gunsJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police seize guns Chicago police say they seized 45 weapons off the city's streets on New Year's eve. The weapons included a semiautomatic pistol, a .22 caliber ...
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Small town rallies to give disabled man a homeJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - BEECHER CITY -- The love of friends and the kindness of strangers ensured Bobby McCollum got a special holiday celebration. The 62-year-old developmentally challenged ma...
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GOP leaders see little hope in 2008Jan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Personal animosity among state leaders has become so deep that it threatens lawmakers' ability to approve anything of significance for the foreseeable fut...
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Chief lives on with Illini fansDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - URBANA -- Ray Allen Hughes is not going to the Rose Bowl, but his artwork will be there. Hughes, owner of Vision World tattoo parlor in Urbana, inks Chief Illiniwek tatt...
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Marathon signup laterDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Organizers of the Chicago Marathon have pushed back registration for the 2008 race. Spokeswoman Marianne Caponi said the event reaches capacity sooner each year and the ...
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Happy new laws, smokers and teen driversDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a year in which state leaders have been lambasted for their inability to do much of significance, smokers and teen drivers may beg to differ. Both are ...