Articles filed under Region
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Rezko the man on hiring, filings sayFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Gubernatorial fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko had so much influence with the state of Illinois, state hiring officials not only took his advice on who to employ, but they...
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Bill to lower voting age to 17 goes to House floor for debateFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A state constitutional amendment that would allow 17-year-olds to vote in Illinois has cleared its initial hurdle. An Illinois House committee voted 5-3 t...
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Newspaper editors quit over alleged censorship at Catholic collegeFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Three editors of a private Catholic college's newspaper in Romeoville have resigned over what they claim are free speech battles with university officials. But administ...
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Carjacking victim killed after clinging to speeding vanFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- A carjacking victim is dead after authorities say he tried to stop the crime by clinging to the outside of his speeding vehicle while it drove onto Chicago's ...
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Immigrants arrestedFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal immigration officials in Chicago say they've arrested 30 illegal immigrants in Illinois with outstanding deportation orders as part of a six-state operation. U....
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Names that should be on McCain's running-mate listFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - "Do you think he'd do it?" That was the first question Ronald Reagan asked when, 24 days before the 1976 Republican convention, his campaign manager suggested that Reaga...
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Judge says Drew Peterson's property must be returnedFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities investigating the disappearance of Drew Peterson's wife, Stacy, must return all items seized from his home within 30 days, a Will County judge ruled today. H...
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Maryville director leaves post because of questionable backgroundFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - DURAND, Ill. -- The director of the Maryville Academy Farm Campus, a group home for troubled girls, has left his job after a background check uncovered previously undisc...
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Zell: Won't hesitate to sell Wrigley Field naming rightsFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The chief executive officer of Tribune Company says he won't hesitate to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field -- even if baseball purists don't like the idea. During ...
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IHSA photo policy brings audit callFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A suburban lawmaker wants state auditors to review the Illinois High School Association in response to the high school athletic group barring media photog...