Articles filed under Region
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Regional briefs: Airline passenger chargedOct 31, 2021 5:21 pm - An airline passenger accused of yelling profanities, making crude comments and pushing a flight attendant on a Chicago-Las Vegas flight has been charged in federal court...
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School districts furious state won't issue approved grant moneyOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - The superintendents of two DuPage County school districts are fuming over why they won't be able to access long-promised school construction dollars this year. A spendin...
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Business briefs: Motorola spent millions to lobbyOct 31, 2021 5:18 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mobile handset maker Motorola spent about $3.4 million in the first half of this year to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form. The ...
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Man held in dermatologist's slayingOct 31, 2021 5:20 pm - Police said Tuesday a man has turned himself in to French authorities in St. Martin and is being held on a federal fugitive warrant in connection with the death of a Chi...
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Give women's sports air timeOct 31, 2021 5:14 pm - A few weeks ago, the Big Ten Network announced its commitment to athletic event equality. The announcement should have made headlines, but instead received little to no ...
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Obama's wife defends candidateOct 31, 2021 5:13 pm - CHICAGO -- The wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Sunday admonished those who question her biracial husband's credentials as a black man, calling th...
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Illinois State Fair set to open todayOct 31, 2021 5:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A farmyard scene sculpted of butter, a contest for the best "breakfast on a stick," and harness races at the Grandstand. Yes, it's Illinois State Fair tim...
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Dairy discoveryOct 31, 2021 5:12 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. -- Distinguishing one lumbering, black-and-white Holstein cow from another on a dairy near this southeast Nebraska town is like trying to spot the differen...
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A million dollars for this state budget?Oct 31, 2021 5:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The long, strange, increasingly expensive quest for a state budget took yet another odd political twist Thursday when Chicago officials reportedly began l...
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Secretary of State camera stolen from Elgin facilityOct 31, 2021 5:12 pm - A camera part holding images of 300 driver's licenses was stolen in a Wednesday night burglary at the Elgin secretary of state facility, officials said Thursday. A ribbo...