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Leap Day snafu at United check-insFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Passengers using United Airlines' "Easy Check-In" found it anything but that on Leap Day when the automated system failed, resulting in longer lines at its U....
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Indictment in holdupFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - An Evanston man was indicted for armed robbery in a convenience store heist last summer, Cook County officials said Friday. Lawrence Wilson, 19, of the 1900 block of Jac...
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Woodstock lawmaker wants out on transit sales tax dealFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A McHenry County lawmaker drew the ire of his colleagues Thursday by pushing legislation that would let suburban counties opt out of part of the sales tax...
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Leap Day snafu at United check-insFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Passengers using United Airlines' "Easy Check-In" found it anything but that on Leap Day when the automated system failed, resulting in longer lines at its U.S. airport ...
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Budget may be costly for outdoorsmenFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Larry Dale loves deer and turkey hunting, even though it means paying fee after fee. On top of his state taxes, he pays for licenses, permits and the use ...
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Men acquitted in E2 nightclub stampede sue city for $2 millionFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - A father and son acquitted of criminal charges in a 2003 stampede at a Chicago nightclub that killed 21 people have filed a lawsuit against the city and the Cook County ...
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Black must report to prisonFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal appeals court in Chicago on Thursday denied former newspaper baron Conrad Black's request to remain free on bond while appealing his fraud conviction and order...
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Suspect accused of murderFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - First-degree murder charges have been filed in connection with a carjacking that left the victim dead after authorities said he tried to stop the crime by clinging to th...
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ISU campus on alert after threatening graffiti foundFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois State University officials gave students the option of skipping class today, after more threatening graffiti appeared on the Normal campus overnight. An increas...
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Boeing loses tanker contractFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Northrop Grumman and the maker of Airbus planes beat out Boeing Co. to win a $35 billion government contract to build up to 179 military refueling planes, ...