Articles filed under Region
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Bad news for Democrats counting on U.S. defeat in IraqOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week, ABC's Charles Gibson introduced a segment about Iraq on "World News Tonight" with this curious remark: "The news is (pause for effect) that there is no news. ...
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Boxing event is city's Olympic trialOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - When about 650 amateur boxers gather in Chicago for the world championships that begin today, they won't be the only ones with Olympic hopes on the line. The tourn...
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Lake Forest entry may reduce trafficOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois tollway board members will determine whether a temporary entry to a sprawling Lake Forest business park is built in an effort to reduce traffic snarls during re...
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View of victims varies by sexOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old girl in upstate New York is forced into sex by a male teacher. Instead of sympathy, the student gets harassed for causing trouble for a popular teacher, th...
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Pursuing sex abuse charges takes toll on victim, familyOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - BERWYN -- They've learned to watch their older daughter for any sign that something's wrong. She cuts her long, blond hair and dyes it jet black. And they worry. Her fat...
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GOP candidates defend their conservatismOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican front-runners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney defended their conservative credentials in the face of pointed attacks from campaign rivals Sunda...
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Teen survives lightning strikeOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A 14-year-old Chicago boy now belongs to an exclusive club. Jason Torres was struck by lightning and lived to tell about it. He was struck as he rode a bike during storm...
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Abuse inside our schools: The findingsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Major findings of AP's investigation • A total of 2,570 educators nationwide were punished for sexual misconduct from 2001 to 2005, representing about a quarter of all e...
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Police charge teens in young boy's deathOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Two teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 10-year-old boy who was shot while on his way to buy an after-school snack, Chicago police said Sa...
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25 Ill. teachers disciplined for sex offensesOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Michael Young met a 14-year-old girl on a telephone chat line and took her to an Indiana motel to have sex. Steven Wenger used the Internet to arrange sex with a boy, bu...