Articles filed under Region
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For once, Illinois voters may not be crying over spilt milkJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - By the time the presidential primaries traditionally rolled into Illinois in March on the tails of the St. Patrick's Day parade, my sad little choices for the White Hous...
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Construction workers find skeleton in empty houseJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Construction workers renovating a home on Chicago's South Side yesterday (Tuesday) found what appears to be a human skeleton inside the building. A police department spo...
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Progress can be made if leaders stand firm on common groundJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's have a show of hands by people who are fed up with the way politics is practiced in America. Activists, party operatives, media guest bookers interested in conflic...
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Smoking ban rules still in limboJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The state's new smoking ban is still the law, but the details of its enforcement remain in political limbo. A state legislative panel rejected today a set ...
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January storm blamed for eastern Illinois man's deathJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - PAXTON -- Authorities say flooding from this week's storms is responsible for at least one death in Illinois. The Ford County coroner says 24-year-old Bradley Swan died ...
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Briefs: 'Green' home for museumJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A three-story, fully functioning "green" home is going to be built on the campus of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Museum officials say the house will showcas...
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Daley proposes earlier curfew for children under 17Jan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Mayor Richard Daley is proposing a curfew rollback for children under 17 as a way to cut down on youth violence. Children will have to be off Chicago streets by 10 p.m. ...
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Report on probe of Marion VA in home stretchJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - MARION -- A federal review of the southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where questions have been raised about the deaths of ten patients apparently is in its fina...
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Amtrak study: Proposed passenger line could draw 111,000 riders a yearJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Train feasibility studies don't normally elicit much excitement from casino executives like Bill Renk. But an Amtrak report released this week gives casino operators in ...
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Clinton's emotional response has brought maelstrom of opinionJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Hillary wept. Actually, her voice broke and she got a little misty-eyed, but you wouldn't know that from the overwhelming media response to her emotional display. At a c...