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Briefs: Jail officer accusedNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said a correctional officer who worked at the county jail faces bribery and official misconduct charges after taking more than $20,000 in...
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Rockford man pleads guilty to mall bombing plotNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A 23-year-old Rockford man pleaded guilty today to attempting to plant grenades in a large mall last winter as part of a "violent jihad." Derrick Shareef could face life...
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Motorola donation ironic on firing dayNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - I read how Motorola has provided $3.5 million in grants to schools to inspire the next generation of technologists. This I find strange because many of these students' p...
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Exonerated prisoner sues police, lab analystNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A man who spent eight years in prison pleading for the DNA test that finally cleared him of a rape charge filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Chicago police, two...
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Security guard accused of sexually abusing 15-year-oldNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A part-time security guard at Niles North High School is free on $50,000 bond after being accused of having sex for several months with a 15-year-old girl in Harwood Hei...
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Police told searchers to look for barrel in Stacy Peterson caseNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois State Police told searchers looking for a former police officer's missing wife to look for a blue plastic barrel large enough to fit the petite woman's body, on...
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Illinois farmers enjoy record harvestNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Earl Williams has heard the joke about how farmers always find a reason to complain. But like many Midwest farmers, the northern Illinois grower of corn and soybeans has...
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Quinn wants count of veterans scholarshipsNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn has asked the University of Illinois to prove that it is providing business school scholarships that it promised last year to veterans an...
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United seeks 'initiatives' to pay back lendersNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines is asking lenders to let it repay $350 million in debt and implement as much as $500 million in "shareholder initiatives" such as stock buyba...
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UAL chief: Airlines must consolidate to surviveNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- The head of United Airlines' parent company said Tuesday he no longer feels like a voice in the wilderness in arguing airlines must consider consolidation to w...