Articles filed under Region
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State cheerleading finals down to one dayJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois cheerleading championships are down to one day -- and everything will ride on one performance only. Alarmed by the weather and the travel conditions, the Il...
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Romney likens McCain tactics to Nixon'sJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused his rival John McCain of adopting underhanded tactics from Richard Nixon, the GOP president w...
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GOP turns up heat here, while Clinton backs offJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Republicans ratcheted up their push for suburban votes Thursday as the Hillary Clinton campaign appeared to back away from a costly fight in Barack Obama's home state. ...
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Coalition unites to fight transfer taxJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Nine local organizations held a press conference Thursday denouncing the proposed real estate transfer tax hike that will go before the Chicago City Council o...
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Fishbone fells 'Barber' tenorJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Juan Diego Flórez is canceling his run in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's upcoming revival of "The Barber of Seville." Apparently, Flórez swallowed a fishbone that brought ...
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Possible refunds to AT&T customersJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- AT&T Wireless customers who didn't have data service with their smart phones and laptops Thursday could get compensation for the lost time by calling their cu...
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McCain, Obama are getting closer to gaining nominationJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Heading into Tuesday's unprecedented day of voting in two dozen states, a degree of order is emerging in the dramatic races for the presidential nominations of both part...
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Conrad Black ordered to jailJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge has denied fallen press lord Conrad Black's long-shot request to remain free on bond pending appeal of his fraud and obstruction of justice conviction. T...
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Obama says a vote for Clinton is 'a step back'Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency would be a step back to the past, turning her husband's image of a bridge to th...
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Are early voters excited about the home team?Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Feel free to apply your own interpretation and decide whether it's a harbinger, an aberration or something else altogether. But here's the situation: As Illinois' early...