Articles filed under Illinois
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How toxic were 5 Illinoisans?Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- While she traveled the world with the Navy, Stephanie Felten said she carefully considered the food and consumer products she bought, figuring other countries...
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Friends, family have given up hopeNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - They believe they're looking for a body now. Nobody scours the woods, peering behind bushes or watches divers bob in a retention pond for somebody who is alive. "We all ...
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Our community colleges need aidNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I write to express concerns from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association regarding state funding for community college districts. Illinois state funding for ...
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Obama pledges to help protect workers' pensionsNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - FAIRFIELD, Iowa -- On the stump and in new TV ads, Democrat Barack Obama is focusing on baby boomers' retirement worries and targeting companies that "leave workers high...
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Evanston-Skokie schools won't force silence on teachersNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Evanston-Skokie Elementary District 65 has decided to ignore legislation mandating a moment of silence in Illinois public schools, according to school board members. The...
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Hillary Clinton's expensive plansNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Boston Globe quoted Hillary: "I have a million ideas. The country can't afford them all!" How true. The plans she totes as "for the common good" might reach the one...
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Briefs: New CTA deadline in placeNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority has approved a set of service cuts and fare hikes that will take effect Jan. 20 if the agency doesn't receive state government funding. The...
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Midwest governors to candidates: Protect the Great LakesNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Governors of the eight Great Lakes states, including Illinois, called on the 2008 presidential candidates to make protecting the lakes a priority, saying th...
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In Oxford, George is just another visitorNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - OXFORD, Wis. -- George who? While Illinoisans were treated this week to minute-by-minute updates on the status of George Ryan's freedom, the 536 people of the...
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Former Gov. George Ryan slips into Wisconsin prisonNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - OXFORD, Wis. -- George Ryan arrived at prison here Wednesday in the same manner that led to him being convicted in the first place: getting special treatment. ...