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The weather outside was frightfulDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - It wasn't what anyone who needed to do some last-minute shopping -- or, worse yet, travel a good ways -- wanted to see. And, just two days before Christmas, that include...
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Police investigating crash into ABC 7 news studioDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago authorities are investigating a vehicle that crashed into the downtown studio of ABC 7 during the top of the 10 p.m. news. No injuries were immediately reported....
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Controversy over medical suit caps continuesDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The debate regarding limits on medical malpractice awards is heating up again after a Cook County judge struck down a law capping certain damages for patients. At issue...
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Accused husband had big policy on wifeDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - A man charged with fatally shooting his wife and children was the beneficiary on his wife's $1 million life insurance policy. Testimony during an estate hearing Friday r...
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Chicago native new bishop in MilwaukeeDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- A Chicago native has been ordained an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan ordained and consecrated Willi...
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Court strikes down strip club taxDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Exotic dance clubs shouldn't have to pay it. That's a state appellate court ruling regarding amusement taxes collected by Chicago and Cook County. The First District App...
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Feds probing fatal downstate plane crashDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Federal transportation officials are investigating a small plane crash in central Illinois that left three men dead earlier this week. National Transporta...
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Durbin touts new fuel efficiency standardsDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Michaela Eby admits she cringes every time she has to fill her 2005 Acura MDX. This morning was no different for the Lombard resident who spent more than $45 to fill her...
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Court documents suggest governor knew of fund schemesDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - For the first time since they began indicting members of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's inner circle, federal prosecutors alleged Friday that a witness says the governor intimat...
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10 arrested in online prostitution ringDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The Cook County sheriff's office said 10 people have been charged with being part of an online prostitution ring operating in Illinois and Indiana. Authorities said the ...