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Secretary pleads not guiltyJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - A receptionist for the Cook County public defender's office has entered a not guilty plea on charges she accepted a delivery of nearly 38 pounds of marijuana at her Loop...
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Voter registration soars in IllinoisJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Election officials across Illinois report a surge in registrations for next month's primary, driven in part by excitement over the presidential race. News...
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ComEd to sell $450 million bondsJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- ComEd said Wednesday it has agreed to sell $450 million of First Mortgage Bonds maturing on Jan. 15, 2038, with a coupon of 6.45 percent. The sale is schedule...
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$20 million for tortureJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chicago City Council has approved a nearly $20 million settlement with former death-row inmates who claim they were tortured by police. The settlement ends lawsuits ...
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State police: 70 agents still assigned to missing woman caseJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Although the case isn't getting as much attention as in past weeks, officials of the Illinois State Police say a team of agents continues to investigate the disappearanc...
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Woman charged for stabbing her infant, then 2 others on city busJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - A 29-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder and four counts of felony aggravated battery after allegedly stabbing her own 11-month-old girl before boardin...
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Mother-in-law: McCarron wished daughter deadJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- A former pathologist accused of suffocating her 3-year-old autistic daughter with a garbage bag often wished the girl was dead and said she'd rather have a chil...
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Being religious not linked to moralityJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in response to Mr. Ed Smetana's letter in Friday's Fence Post. Mr. Smetana stated Christians, Moslems and Jews believe man evolved from a man called Adam who was...
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Human remains foundJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Construction workers renovating a home on Chicago's South Side Tuesday found what appears to be a human skeleton inside the building. A police department spokeswoman say...
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Judge: Governor must release subpoenasJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration must disclose subpoenas it received from federal prosecutors investigating hiring for state jobs, a judge ruled Wedn...