Articles filed under Illinois
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Hastert confirms he won't finish his termNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican, bade farewell to his colleagues Thursday, confirming that he will not...
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Veterans deserve better than they getNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Today, my flag goes to half staff for two brave young men who lost their lives while in service to our country -- Army Sgt. Joe Vanek, 22 of Elmhurst, who attended York ...
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Search for former officer's wife goes on as grand jury convenedNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The man who says he found Kathleen Savio dead in her bathtub three years ago says he's now been called by a grand jury convened to review her death while her ex-husband ...
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Government does very few things wellNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to Burt Constable's Tuesday piece on how "Government can do more than wage war and collect taxes," I warn that the government does very few things well, and ...
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McLean County prosecutors seek new indictment against police sergeantNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- McLean County prosecutors are asking a grand jury to consider a new indictment against a former police officer accused of raping four women. Jeff Pelo has...
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Briefs: Bond set in sex caseNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A 32-year-old Elk Grove Village man was ordered held on $75,000 bond Thursday on charges he carried on a two-year sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Fernando Moral...
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Briefs: Missing girl foundNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Authorities say a girl reported missing from her South Side Chicago home since Sunday has been found and is in good condition. Police said 11-year-old Sarah Montgomery w...
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Missing woman's husband on 'Today'Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A former Bolingbrook police sergeant whose wife has disappeared said today that she had asked him for a divorce -- but he thought it was due to hormones. Dre...
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Hastert will quit before year's endNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert plans to leave Congress before the end of the year. The Illinois Republican had previously announced he won't seek anot...
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CTA union boss: Maybe we have to show you what doomsday looks likeNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Transit officials turned up the heat on feuding lawmakers today with the threat of union walkouts that would shut down buses and trains next year if taxes aren't raised....