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Another surgery for EbertJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - After undergoing a series of cancer surgeries, film critic Roger Ebert says he'll have yet another operation today. According to a statement in the Chicago Sun-Times, th...
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Suspect agrees to returnJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Black Panther Party member accused of shooting a Chicago police officer in 1969 and then fleeing to Canada wants to return to the United States to stand trial o...
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Great Lakes restoration program gets fundingJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Wetlands in the Great Lakes region will receive a helping hand from a government and private-sector collaboration established to restore and protect the freshwater ecosy...
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Park district mechanic dies after being crushed by heavy machineryJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - JOLIET -- Authorities say a Joliet Park District mechanic is dead after being crushed by a piece of heavy machinery near a maintenance shed at a district golf course. Fi...
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Seniors register for ridesJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - State officials said about 4,000 senior citizens have registered for a new program that will allow the elderly to ride public transit for free. During a news conference ...
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Blagojevich renews efforts to keep F-16s in SpringfieldJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Governor Rod Blagojevich is again asking the U.S. Air Force to keep 15 F-16 fighter planes at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. In a letter this week,...
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Man charged in scamJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A 41-year-old Chicago man has been charged in Wisconsin with five counts of forgery on allegations he sold counterfeit NFC Championship game tickets. Kenneth Lee collect...
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Ryan files appeal to U.S. Supreme CourtJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Gov. George H. Ryan asked the nation's highest court Wednesday to reverse the racketeering and fraud conviction that sent him to federal prison and made his legac...
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Ebert to undergo another surgeryJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - After undergoing a series of cancer surgeries, Roger Ebert says he'll have yet another operation. According to a statement in the Chicago Sun-Times, Ebert was to have su...
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Election judges needed -- voter turnout likely to be bigJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - If Kane County election officials could, they'd put up "Help Wanted" signs from one border to the next. In the next two months, they will need more than 1,000 people to ...