Articles filed under Illinois
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Time to hug it out? Bad blood worsens in SpringfieldOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Political gridlock at the state Capitol has become so bad, one legislative leader suggested Thursday it might be time to bring in a relationship expert. H...
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Briefs: No Olympic favorite hereOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago isn't the front-runner for the 2016 Olympics many are making it out to be. It's not even a close second. With two years before the vote for the 2016 host, Chicag...
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Revival of anthem gets fans through times like Game 2Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Thursday night's laboriously long, agonizingly frustrating Cubs' 8-4 playoff loss to the Diamondbacks in Arizona didn't end until the fat lady sang early Friday morning....
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Obama stops wearing flag pin, says he'll show patriotism in ideasOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WATERLOO, Iowa -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he no longer wears an American flag lapel pin because it has become a substitute for "true patrioti...
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Clinton expects override of vetoOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Sen. Hillary Clinton swooped into town Thursday to attend two fundraisers, stopping briefly to chat with reporters about Bush's veto of an initiative to expand health ca...
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Playoff swag selling at record paceOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Combine popular players, big markets, a team on a hot streak and a trio of long-suffering cities desperate for a World Series champion and what do you get? If you're Maj...
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Chrysler plant closes for a timeOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - BELVIDERE, Ill. -- Citing a tough market, Chrysler will shut down a northern Illinois assembly plant for two weeks starting this weekend. The plant in Belvidere will shu...
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Sun-Times to combine Southtown, StarOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Sun-Times Media Group on Wednesday said it intends to combine the Daily Southtown with its Chicago Star twice-weekly newspapers. "How exactly it will look has yet to...
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Briefs: Run the tollwayOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - State officials are hosting a 5K veterans fundraiser with participants running, walking or biking down stretches of the new I-355 southern extension between Mokena and B...
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Property tax relief still in playOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Lawmakers promised Wednesday that Cook County homeowners would keep a property tax break despite lingering political disputes over exactly how big those b...