Articles filed under Region
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U of I seeks $50 millionJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The University of Illinois plans to ask the state for an extra $50 million over the next five years for its medical school. University officials say that, without the mo...
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Friends, foes pay tribute to John StrogerJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Cook County Board President John H. Stroger Jr., revered for his concern for the poor but sometimes criticized for his approach to politics, died Friday morning. ...
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State adds 5,200 jobs in DecemberJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Illinois employers added 5,200 new jobs during December, the highest over-the-month job gain since June, according to data released this week by the U.S. Depa...
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Barbs fly after Obama's Reagan commentsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - RENO, Nev. -- John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama's praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan -- an anathema for many Democrats, parti...
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Seals is part of change in the airJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Iowa presidential caucus victory of Democrat Barack Obama is the first sign of real, positive change: Personal insight, integrity and real-world experience trumped W...
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Interview ban challengedJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal appeals court has ordered a trial in an inmate's lawsuit challenging a federal prison ban on face-to-face interviews of death row inmates by the news media. T...
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Lauzen responded, even out of districtJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Although I am not in your congressional district, I strongly urge your voters to elect Chris Lauzen to Congress. He is one of the most responsive, honest, trustworthy, c...
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Grisham urges DNA testJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Several former U.S. attorneys and a best-selling crime novelist are asking Gov. Rod Blagojevich to order DNA testing in the case of a Peoria man who served 30 years in p...
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Plan to end patronage OK'dJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge approved Friday a plan to end political patronage hiring at Chicago's city hall after modifying it to require officials to log all contacts about hiring ...
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6-year-old boy, man shot during home invasionJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A 6-year-old boy and a man were both in critical condition after being shot during what police said appeared to be a home invasion Friday morning on Chicago's West Side....