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Warming centers openJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Several state facilities will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday for anyone seeking refuge from the cold. The facilities include all tollway oases. Gov. R...
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Name change waiver soughtJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A transgender woman who wants to change her legal name is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to order Will County's chief judge to waive about $450 in court fees because ...
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Police join fire probeJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police detectives are investigating the cause of a fire at a home-based day care that killed a young boy. An autopsy is scheduled for today for 22-month-old Darj...
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Smokers rack up violationsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health said it has received nearly 600 reports of people violating the state's new smoking ban. State officials said 578 violations wer...
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Lawmakers OK transit bailoutJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With only days to spare before a mass transit "doomsday" would have cut routes, raised fares and resulted in thousands of layoffs, state lawmakers approve...
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U of I board raises housing costsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Students of the University of Illinois' three campuses will pay anywhere from 2 percent to almost 12 percent more for housing next fall. The university system's board of...
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Police investigating possible home invasion, one deadJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police are investigating a possible home invasion on the city's West Side Friday morning that they say has left a child dead. Police say they believe four adults...
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Contrasts in governing experience in presidential raceJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - It was fascinating to watch the three top contenders for the Democratic nomination discuss their concept of the presidency during Tuesday night's MSNBC debate in Las Veg...
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Teachers can win grantsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Pre-kindergarten to high school educators in the Chicago area will be awarded $750,000 in grants and scholarships through the A+ for Energy program, which recognizes inn...
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John Grisham, others seek DNA-test for convicted double-murderJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Several former U.S. attorneys and a best-selling crime novelist is asking Gov. Rod Blagojevich to order DNA testing in the case of a Peoria man who served 30 years in pr...