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American Fido: Illinois native son named top dog at Westminster showFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With enough baying and barking to make Simon Cowell cringe, an Illinois-born beagle nicknamed Uno became the new "American Fido" at the Westminster Kennel Cl...
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Police refute reports of arrest in Tinley Park slayings caseFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say they haven't made an arrest in the fatal shooting of five women at a suburban Chicago clothing store. Tinley Park Police Department Commander Rick Bruno ...
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Rezko asks for freedomFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko urged a federal appeals court to free him from jail Tuesday, saying he is being held in solitary confinement pending next month'...
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Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis; 'Always one of the guys'; wake set for FridayFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - It was the fifth inning and a youthful Richard M. Daley was on the mound for the Illinois Senate. Into the batter's box stepped freshman Republican House m...
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Poll: Obama has slight edge over McCainFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama would narrowly defeat Republican John McCain if they were matched today in the presidential election, while McCain and Hillary Rodham...
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Hynes: Illinois budget hole needs fillingFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - As the Blagojevich administration prepares a budget for next year that could have a significant deficit, an official said a $750 million hole in this year's budget needs...
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Geo-Karis' bloop through the glass ceilingFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Editor's note: The Daily Herald and United Press International once shared a bureau at the Capitol. This 1973 story on Adeline Geo-Karis was among the old, yellowed ...
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Beluga calf at Shedd celebrates six month birthdayFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A birthday milestone is near for one resident of Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. Miki the 350-pound beluga whale calf is almost six months old. He was born in August last yea...
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Driver in crash that killed TV anchor makes first court appearanceFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - EAGLE RIVER, Wis. -- The driver of a snowmobile that crashed into a tree and killed a Chicago television journalist who was a passenger had a blood-alcohol level more th...
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Former inspector sentenced for accepting bribeFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A former inspector for the city of Chicago has been sentenced to three months in prison and seven months of home confinement for accepting a bribe. Miguel Diaz was one t...