Articles filed under Illinois
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Spit and polish in Chicago schoolsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Samantha Acevedo stands at attention while the chief yeoman stares her down and orders her to recite the Navy's 5th General Order from memory. Dressed in a uniform of bl...
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Briefs: Dismissal a shockerNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Dismissal a shocker A federal magistrate judge reversed herself Friday and dismissed charges against a man who had been accused of firing shots at a Metra train. U.S. Ma...
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Doomsday delayed: Transportation officials agree to borrowing planNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich borrowed his way out of a looming mass transit meltdown Friday, buying a few more weeks to find consensus on a long-term financial fi...
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Ex-Gov. Ryan assigned to Wisc. prisonNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Gov. George Ryan has been reassigned to a prison in Wisconsin, days before he was scheduled to report to a similar facility in Minnesota, his lawyer confirmed Fri...
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Police search pond for missing womanNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Even as police classified the disappearance of the wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant as a missing person investigation, they sent divers into a retention pond and le...
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The trouble with Bill? Americans are wary of any co-presidencyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Americans don't normally take much notice of Argentine elections. But they did notice when Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of President Nestor Kirchner, was elected...
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Supreme Court justice mulling appeal of ex-Gov. George RyanNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Gov. George Ryan's hopes of staying out of prison got a boost Thursday when a U.S. Supreme Court justice asked prosecutors to say why Ryan should not remain free ...
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Quinn, lawmakers back amendment to recall officialsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Anger over gridlock at the state capitol could lead to a change in the Illinois Constitution. Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn and some lawmakers are backing...
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Briefs: GM, Asian rivals report good salesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- General Motors and its Asian rivals posted U.S. sales increases in October, according to results released Thursday. Chrysler saw sales drop 9 percent compared...
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Cook County prosecutors want e-mail related to fraud caseNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County prosecutors are demanding any e-mail correspondence between Governor Rod Blagojevich's administration and an auditing firm hired to investigate a contractor ...