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Congressman intercedes in immigration caseJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A widowed illegal immigrant who was allowed to stay in the U.S. to care for her paralyzed husband for 14 years faces deportation to France unless a congressman's last-di...
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Despite delays, sales soar for plane buildersJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - TOULOUSE, France -- The problem for Airbus and Boeing isn't too few customers -- it's getting planes off their production lines fast enough to meet demand. Together, the...
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Fewer boat buyers at Chicago showJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Opening day Wednesday at the 78th annual Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoors Show at McCormick Place was decked out with the usual bells and whistles, including shiny new boats ...
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Consumer prices rise in 2007Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. consumer prices rose last year at the highest rate in nearly two decades, mainly due to soaring energy and food prices, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday...
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Earnings released for Northern TrustJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Northern Trust Corp. reported fourth quarter net income was down nearly 27 percent to $125 million, compared with $170 million in the fourth quarter last year...
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FBI steps up murder probeJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The FBI says it is investigating "an ongoing gang problem" in the West suburban Maywood that is believed to be connected to the 2006 slaying of Thomas Wood, the first of...
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Transit funding support in questionJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Age-old rifts between Chicago and its suburbs, upstate and downstate have re-emerged at the Capitol, fueled by the lingering debate over whether the state...
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Former grade school principal acquitted in sexual assault caseJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- The former principal of a central Illinois elementary school has been acquitted of two counts of sexual assault. On Wednesday, a Peoria jury found John Walker ...
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Teen charged as adultJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Bond was set Tuesday at $50,000 for a student accused of trying to bring a loaded handgun into Bowen High School in Chicago. Nyeem Cole, 16, has been charged as an adult...
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Lawyer claims Stacy Peterson received racy cell phone messageJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities investigating the disappearance of a former suburban Chicago police officer's wife have obtained a warrant seeking information to identify who sent a racy te...