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Production halted at Belvidere plantFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - BELVIDERE -- The United Auto Workers union says an "unanticipated parts shortage" has halted production at Chrysler's assembly plant in Belvidere. Production ceased with...
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Politics of Oprah, McBain and VintonFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - First, Oprah endorses Obama, Now, McBain (parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Simpsons) endorses McCain. What's next? (Bobby) Vinton for Clinton? Walter Brzeski Chic...
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Peculiarities in the GOP, Democratic presidential racesFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - With metronomic regularity the Clintons say things that remind voters of the aesthetic reason for recoiling from them. Aesthetic considerations even cause many Republica...
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New program will help homeowners avoid foreclosureFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Help is on the way for Illinois homeowners struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments. Four mortgage lenders have committed $200 million to a new Homeowner Assis...
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State to close gaps in criminal DNA databaseFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Bureaucratic delays may have resulted in as many as 30,000 convicted felons being released from prison in recent years before providing DNA samples for a ...
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Female condom maker sees record salesFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of Chicago-based Female Health Company Inc. shot up nearly 8 percent Wednesday on the company's announcement it had swung to a net profit of $854,600, or 3 cents ...
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Playboy misses expectations, says 'murkiness' is aheadFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc. posted an unforeseen fourth quarter loss and forecasted a first-quarter 30 percent decline in print advertising revenue after a major client cut...
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I-55 express bus plannedFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Pace is forging ahead with plans to start a rapid bus transit program on the Stevenson Expressway. Expected to begin in 2009, Pace would likely start the service in Will...
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Governor declares state of emergency in wake of shootingFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich declared a state of emergency in the aftermath of Thursday's shootings at Northern Illinois University, making disaster relief fund...
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Privatizing Midway Airport in worksFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The city of Chicago is moving another step closer to privatizing Midway Airport. The city announced Wednesday it was asking operators that want a long-term lease to subm...