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First wife's drowning gets second lookOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities said Wednesday they are looking again at the 2004 drowning death of a woman whose ex-husband -- a 53-year-old suburban Chicago police sergeant -- says his cu...
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Shell stations lets some Chicago customers pay by fingertipOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago drivers have a new way to pay for gasoline: with their fingertips. Ten Shell gas stations in Chicago are testing biometric systems that let consumers walk up to ...
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Hay shortage causing headache for cattlemenOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- On his southern Illinois spread where some 450 cows and calves look to him for food, Dale Moreland finds disappointment the only thing that seems to be grow...
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Even the state doesn't know exactly what government doesOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Maybe you've wondered exactly what Illinois state government does with all that tax money. Well, state government is wondering, too. Auditor General Willi...
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Kraft profit falls 20 percent on dairy costsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that soaring dairy prices weighed down its third quarter profit, which fell 20 percent from year-ago results that included a one-time gai...
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Still split on transit tax as 'doomsday' approachesOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Both a looming transit meltdown and the suburban sales tax increase designed to avert it have put the political spotlight on area lawmakers who may well d...
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Aon reports profit, announces 2,700 job cutsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Aon Corp., the world's second-largest insurance broker, said third-quarter profit rose 92 percent but it intends to cut 2,700 jobs in a second round of restructuring in...
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Prosecutor obtains audit of politically connected Illinois contractorOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A spokeswoman for Governor Rod Blagojevich says an audit of a contractor accused of bilking the state out of more than $2 million has been turned over to Cook County pro...
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Regional transit officials warn: 'Doomsday' not just a threatOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - As state lawmakers meet today to seek an 11th-hour transit funding plan, officials promised 'doomsday' threats will be very real this weekend for scores of suburbanites ...
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One last chance for RyanOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Ex-Gov. George Ryan is down to his last prayer when it comes to avoiding prison Nov. 7. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit Wednesday refuse...