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Briefs: New CTA deadline in placeNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority has approved a set of service cuts and fare hikes that will take effect Jan. 20 if the agency doesn't receive state government funding. The...
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Midwest governors to candidates: Protect the Great LakesNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Governors of the eight Great Lakes states, including Illinois, called on the 2008 presidential candidates to make protecting the lakes a priority, saying th...
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In Oxford, George is just another visitorNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - OXFORD, Wis. -- George who? While Illinoisans were treated this week to minute-by-minute updates on the status of George Ryan's freedom, the 536 people of the...
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Former Gov. George Ryan slips into Wisconsin prisonNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - OXFORD, Wis. -- George Ryan arrived at prison here Wednesday in the same manner that led to him being convicted in the first place: getting special treatment. ...
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Coroner says death ruling was wrongNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The 2004 death of a Bolingbrook police sergeant's third wife should have been ruled "undetermined," the Will County coroner said Wednesday. No charges were filed after D...
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Clinton in city to unveil environmental initiativesNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Al Gore has a Nobel Peace Prize for his environmental work, but it was his running mate, former President Bill Clinton, who was here Wednesday unveiling green initiative...
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Arrests target fake ID ring at O'HareNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Twenty-three illegal immigrants were arrested Wednesday after they were accused of using fake security badges to work in critical areas at O'Hare International Airport, ...
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Seniors need aid in many waysNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - As an advocate of welfare reform legislation in America, for the past decade, Catholic Charities has addressed issues such as housing, the working poor and hunger in ann...
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Flight from Chicago searched for bomb at NYC's LaGuardiaNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK A plane that flew from Chicago to LaGuardia Airport was searched today after someone reported finding a bomb threat against the plane on the Internet, official...
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As Ryan starts prison, Blagojevich faces similar misconduct allegationsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- It might seem incredible that as a former Illinois governor reports to federal prison, the current chief faces similar misconduct allegations, from handin...