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Suburban cop released after fatal shootingFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police say they have released without charges an off-duty suburban police officer involved in a fatal shooting on the city's South Side. Police News Affairs Offi...
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Hillary reveals she's gone huntingFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton revealed something about herself Saturday that she acknowledged might surprise many people: she knows ...
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Student charged with having gun on campusFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- Police at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville say they arrested a student who was reportedly carrying weapons on campus. Police say the charges aga...
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Is there a lesson from Fenway?Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- At the turn of the century, the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park were slumping. The dilapidated stadium, in vital need of a makeover, was showing its age. S...
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Chicago museum offers virtual tour of 1893 fairFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry occupies the last surviving building from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the fabled "White City." And this weekend, a li...
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Ten cases of flu show resistance to medicationFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a health alert to doctors and hospitals because ten Chicago-area patients have tested positive for an unusual type of...
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Motel room yields littleFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Steven Kazmierczak checked into a hotel near campus three days before carrying out his deadly shooting spree at Northern Illinois University, paying cash and signing his...
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Politician urges restraint on gun controlFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A DeKalb-area state lawmaker is urging colleagues not to rush "knee-jerk" gun control legislation in response to the horrific shootings at NIU, saying the...
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American citizens getting squeezedFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - In regards to Ruben Navarrette's article(Feb. 6), "No entitlement to a bailout from a bad gamble on mortgages." How predictable it is that Ruben would get behind the pr...
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It's lights out for Chicago on March 29Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley says it will be lights out for many of the city's public buildings on March 29. Daley said Friday that on that date Chicago will join more...