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Toll enforcement fix will have to waitJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite numerous calls for reform, tollway officials have no immediate plans to alter their violation enforcement system following a Daily Herald report that exposed fla...
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Bo Jackson among investors in new bank in Burr RidgeJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Bo Jackson, who gained fame as a two-sport professional athlete, is among a group of investors who plan to establish a new bank in suburban Burr Ridge. Burr Ridge Bank &...
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Olympic construction would cost Chicago $900 million ... or moreJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - New and temporary venues to host the 2016 Olympic Games on Chicago's downtown lakefront and in nearby neighborhoods will cost an estimated $900 million, organizers said ...
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French investigators studying dermatologist's murderJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - French investigators have arrived in the United States, looking to study evidence in the case of a dual citizen accused of killing a Chicago dermatologist in 2006. An ar...
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Dogs stolen along with pet-sitter's van found safeJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Five dogs are safe, a day after they were stolen along with a van belonging to a Chicago pet-sitting service. Police officer Laura Kubiak confirms that the van was found...
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Oprah Winfrey partnering with Discovery for own TV networkJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network. Discovery Communications and Winfrey announced a deal Tuesday where the Discovery Health network will be turned ...
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City secures O'Hare fundingJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago has procured federal funding for key parts of its expansion of O'Hare International Airport. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says Chicago will receive $42 million to cover...
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IHSA approves steroid tests for student-athletes in postseasonJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Student-athletes who compete in Illinois High School Association postseason events will be subject to random tests for performance-enhancing drugs starting next fall und...
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Suburbs seeing lots of tree clones as lovely as a treeJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The political nuttiness of this election season may leave you pining for a clone of Abe Lincoln. Would you settle for a cloned Lincoln tree? While New York City makes n...
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Report: Nearly 2,000 Illinois sex offenders have MySpace pagesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois attorney general's office has released a report on the use of the MySpace Web site by registered sex offenders in Illinois. The report's release Monday came...