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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...
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Clinton has spent her life redefining herselfJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Hillary Rodham Clinton likes to say she was born in the middle of the country at the middle of the century, in a Chicago suburb that defined a childhood out ...
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Transgender woman want fee for name change waivedJan 17, 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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Lawyers say prosecution possible without finding Peterson's bodyJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Twelve weeks of combing woods and construction sites on foot and horseback, diving into ponds and canals, and retracing Stacy Peterson's last contact with family and fri...