Articles filed under Illinois
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WBC welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather no-show at Obama campaign eventOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather was a no-show Wednesday at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama after questions we...
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Berwyn to impose new penalties on owners of dangerous dogsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Berwyn to impose new penalties on owners of dangerous dogs Berwyn is imposing new rules and penalties on residents who own what the city considers to be dangerous dogs....
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Spirits beginning to sag in the Obama-for-president campOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- These are difficult days for supporters of Barack Obama. This city is filled with people who have voted for, worked for, contributed to, and prayed for the su...
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Comptroller's new Web site highlights contracts, donorsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Comptroller Dan Hynes wants a law to cut the connections between political donations and government contracts, but for now he'll make do with a Web site m...
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Get a load of your new, harder-to-fake driver's licensesOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is redesigning its driver's licenses to make it harder to produce fake IDs. New security features include two pictures instead of one, and a motori...
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Search for Illinois attorney ends with his Florida arrestOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - JONESBORO -- The search for a former Union County attorney accused of stealing money from clients has ended with his arrest in Florida. The Illinois attorney general's o...
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Gay rights group urges Obama to cut gospel singer from eventOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A gay rights group on Monday urged Barack Obama to cut ties with a gospel singer who it says spreads false information about homosexuality being a choice. ...
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Springfield sex offender tries to castrate himselfOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A convicted sex offender tried to castrate himself with a fillet knife, apparently after having an urge to offend again, according to a police report. The...
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Hastert doesn't plan to resign but isn't sure how long he'll serveOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is denying recent reports that he plans to resign before his term ends 15 months from now. During a morning interview on WLS Radio's ...
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Bad news for Democrats counting on U.S. defeat in IraqOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week, ABC's Charles Gibson introduced a segment about Iraq on "World News Tonight" with this curious remark: "The news is (pause for effect) that there is no news. ...