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State to step up probe into low 2007 test scoresNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois education officials said Friday they're looking to hire an independent party to explore the issue of lackluster high school test scores on the 2007 Prairie Stat...
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How toxic were 5 Illinoisans?Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- While she traveled the world with the Navy, Stephanie Felten said she carefully considered the food and consumer products she bought, figuring other countries...
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Friends, family have given up hopeNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - They believe they're looking for a body now. Nobody scours the woods, peering behind bushes or watches divers bob in a retention pond for somebody who is alive. "We all ...
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The high costs of domestic violenceNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I am writing in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and to shed some light on the economic impact of domestic violence. As director of Wilson SC Associates ...
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Our community colleges need aidNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I write to express concerns from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association regarding state funding for community college districts. Illinois state funding for ...
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Obama pledges to help protect workers' pensionsNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - FAIRFIELD, Iowa -- On the stump and in new TV ads, Democrat Barack Obama is focusing on baby boomers' retirement worries and targeting companies that "leave workers high...
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History instructs Gov. BlagojevichNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois politicians usually get away with small tax hikes, but raising the Illinois state income tax has proven to be a political kiss of death. State legislators and g...
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No good reason for such high taxesNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Taxes and more taxes; when is enough -- enough? Government is rotting from the inside out because local officials lack the will for budgetary restraint: It is this level...
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Evanston-Skokie schools won't force silence on teachersNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Evanston-Skokie Elementary District 65 has decided to ignore legislation mandating a moment of silence in Illinois public schools, according to school board members. The...
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Hillary Clinton's expensive plansNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Boston Globe quoted Hillary: "I have a million ideas. The country can't afford them all!" How true. The plans she totes as "for the common good" might reach the one...