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Blagojevich: Health care lawsuit 'Scrooge-like'Dec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said it is "Scrooge-like" for a wealthy businessman to try to stop the expansion of a government health care program by claiming it is unconstitutio...
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Blagojevich meeting raises questionsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A prominent Democratic fundraiser who pleaded guilty in a state pension scam met with Gov. Rod Blagojevich just weeks before trying to shake down a Virgin...
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Chicago hospital settles suit for $11.5 mil.Dec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Parents who sued Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and a doctor after their child suffered brain damage from what they said was a botched delivery have agreed to...
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19 people injured in Ind. bus crashDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Nineteen people suffered minor injuries when a Greyhound bus from Chicago spun out of control on snowy Interstate 65 near Lafayette early Wednesday, p...
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IHSA countersues over photographsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The serve-and-volley legal battle over newspapers' use of photographs taken at high school athletic events continued Wednesday, as the Illinois High School Association c...
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Wind energy push comingDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois is in an advantageous position to become a major producer of wind energy, reaping economic and environmental benefits, experts say. "We think we have the compet...
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O'Hare among airports offering flu shots to goDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- After taking off their shoes, emptying their pockets and passing through the security checkpoint, travelers at some major U.S. airports, including Chicago's O...
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Loyola Medical Center develops a worthy sponge tracking systemDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood has announced plans to use new technology that will help surgical teams keep track of all sponges used during a procedure. Ab...
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Report: Less than 1 percent of Chicago cop shootings unjustifiedDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Despite $59 million in settlements and civil judgments against the city in the past decade, less than 1 percent of Chicago police shootings of civilians have been ruled ...
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Divers search canal for Stacy PetersonDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Dive teams searched frigid waters at the intersection of two canals Wednesday as part of the investigation into the disappearance of an ex-police officer's 23-year-old w...