Articles filed under Illinois
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Severed feet found near hospitalOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - MATTESON -- The Cook County sheriff's department is investigating the discovery of two severed human feet found in a south suburban Chicago roadway. The Cook County medi...
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IEPA, Madigan clash over moneyOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois' environmental protection agency and the state's attorney general have worked together on hundreds of cases to crack down on polluters. But that ...
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Theater owner limits teens' accessOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The only noise in the Parkway Pointe Cinema lobby on a recent October afternoon was the sound of popping corn. Last winter, gunshots echoed and patrons sc...
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$18 million facility opens for guardsmenOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Military Academy is now open. There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday at the $17.7 million facility that will provide advanced training ...
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Candles are not that dangerousOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - I read yet another article on how dangerous candles are, this time by Jennifer Farrar in the Sept. 30 Daily Herald. I would like to offer some clarity on this issue on b...
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U.S. Steel permit a 'call to arms' for lawmakersOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - GARY, Ind. -- Illinois lawmakers are vowing to fight a proposed U.S. Steel Corp. water discharge permit that they fear could relax or eliminate limits on toxic chemicals...
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Lawmakers approve suburban tax reliefOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Suburban homeowners beset with skyrocketing property tax bills will continue to get help from lawmakers in a rare and reluctant political compromise among...
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Briefs: Sex abuse suspect indictedOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - An Elgin man was indicted by a grand jury this week on sex assault and abuse charges stemming from his alleged encounters with a girlfriend's 8- and 12-year-old daughter...
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Suburban district makes Ramadan a holidayOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - A string of red plastic lanterns adorns preschool classroom 138 at Harnew School in Oak Lawn, hung by a Muslim student to share an Arab tradition during the Islamic holy...
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Marathon director stands by his decision to cut race shortOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Five days after the warmest Chicago Marathon in history, the race's director defended his decision to end the run early amid brutal heat and humidity that sent scores to...