Articles filed under Region
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In town, Romney compares Clinton to an 'intern'Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - During a brief visit to the suburbs Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney likened Sen. Hillary Clinton to an "intern" -- an occasionally troubleso...
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Authorities search for wife of Bolingbrook police officerOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois State Police were looking for the wife of a Bolingbrook police sergeant. Stacy Ann Peterson, 23, was last heard from on Sunday, authorities said. She never show...
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List of Illinois high schools with high dropout ratesOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - List of Illinois high schools with high dropout rates Johns Hopkins University researchers identified 55 Illinois schools as "dropout factories" because no more than 60...
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Politicians line up early for spot on Illinois ballotOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Hundreds of Illinois politicians and their aides swarmed a state office Monday to grab a good spot on the 2008 primary ballot, a ritual that came earlier ...
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Grynsztejn hired as new director of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary ArtOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Madeleine Grynsztejn, a senior curator of painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, will become the new head of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary ...
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Relatives of missing woman says her husband has cuts ties to familyOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Family members of Lisa Stebic say her estranged husband, who has been named by police as a person of interest in her disappearance six months ago, has cut off all commun...
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Will transit crisis affect Olympic bid?Oct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - As bus and train riders fret over Sunday's looming fare hikes and service cuts, federal lawmakers eyeing a distant 2016 were told Monday that Chicago may need vast trans...
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More than 1 in 10 high schools in America are 'dropout factories'Oct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make i...
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Hyde to receive Medal of FreedomOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Congressman Henry J. Hyde is among eight people to receive the nation's top civilian honor, President Bush announced Monday. Recipients of the Presidential Medal ...
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Dahl moves to mornings at 104.3Oct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Steve Dahl formally announced on his WCKG 105.9-FM afternoon show Monday that he will be moving to WJMK 104.3-FM as a morning host beginning next week. Dahl's morning ho...