Articles filed under Illinois
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Government urges Supreme Court to deny George Ryan's bail appealNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - The federal government urged a Supreme Court justice to deny former Illinois Governor George Ryan's request for bail while he appeals his corruption conviction. Justice ...
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Democrats would put us at risk with their carrots and sticksNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - If there were stock in carrots and sticks, I would direct my broker to immediately buy some because virtually all of the Democratic presidential candidates in Philadelph...
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Romeoville dog goes from bait to beloved family petNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - ROMEOVILLE -- Don Huhnke of Romeoville was doing what he does every day -- walking his dog Missy -- when from out of a grove of trees walked an animal who would change h...
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Officials promise quick fix to state's finance woesNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a year marked by state leaders' repeated inability to meet deadlines, they now promise to resolve one of Illinois' biggest problems in just two weeks w...
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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...