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Rare breed of squirrel sighted in SpringfieldNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A conservation group is hoping to draw attention to a rare mammal living along a bike trail near Veterans Parkway in Springfield in hopes of improving its...
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Spertus Institute set to open new buildingNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The buildings are located next door to each other on Michigan Avenue, and both have housed the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, but that's where the similarities end...
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Teen pleads guilty to bringing guns to schoolNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - PONTIAC -- A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he brought six handguns to his central Illinois high school with the intent of selling them to another s...
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State Rep. Danny Davis says he was a victim of racial profilingNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois Congressman Danny Davis is accusing two Chicago police officers of racial profiling after they pulled him over and gave him a traffic ticket earlier this week. ...
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Overnight winter parking ban begins Dec. 1Nov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - It's snow time in Chicago and the city's Department of Transportation is using the change in weather as an opportunity to remind drivers of winter parking restrictions. ...
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Former professor sentencedNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - A former professor accused of providing money to Hamas terrorists was sentenced Wednesday in Chicago to more than 11 years in prison and fined $5,000 for refusing to tes...
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Officers cleared in stun gun deathNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - JERSEYVILLE -- A special prosecutor says two Jerseyville police officers are not criminally responsible for the death of a teenager who died after being shocked with a s...
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DNA links prison inmate to 11-year-old murderNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - A DNA test has linked a man already serving time for murder with an 11-year-old homicide. Vernon White is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual...
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Equipment sales help Deere's profit rise 52 percentNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Agricultural equipment maker Deere & Co. reported Wednesday a 52 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings on surging demand for tractors and combines world...
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Craziness at O'Hare? It didn't happenNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Amber and Russ Wasendorf were prepared for the worst when they brought their two kids to O'Hare International Airport Wednesday for a trip to Orlando, Fla. "We have enou...