Articles filed under Region
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House votes to overturn budget cutsOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House on Tuesday overturned most of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's more than $460 million in budget vetoes, continuing a yearlong battle between top ...
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Daley Plaza overcome with CUB MANIA!Oct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It's hard to tell the exact intent of the Cubs playoff rally Monday. Had hundreds gathered in Chicago's Daley Plaza to defy curses and will their beloved Nort...
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Obama says new approach needed to rid world of nuclear weaponsOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday called for ridding the world of nuclear weapons, arguing U.S. policy is still focused on the defunct Soviet Uni...
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Officials want lawmakers to restore fundingOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In Prospect Heights, state budget cuts jeopardize a flood-control project. In Downers Grove, they mean an agency working with the developmentally disabled...
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Obama reports $19 million raised over summerOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama raised more than $19 million this summer for the presidential primaries, holding his lead for now in the race for campaign cash though still t...
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Clinton health care plan would be a big government disasterOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In her latest plan to transform the American health care system, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton invokes a word she usually reserves for abortion: choi...
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Developer tries comeback with new Chicago WaldorfSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't so long ago that Michael Reschke was one of the biggest names in Chicago real estate, and the company he built developed or acquired more than $10 billion wor...
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Nokia buys Navteq for $8.1 billionSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - STOCKHOLM, Finland _ Nokia Corp. is buying U.S. navigation-software maker Navteq Corp. for around $8.1 billion as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to ex...
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Obama says Clintons offer nothing newSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that the front-runner for his party's nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton, does not offer the...
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State construction bill includes more than roads, schoolsSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Roads, schools and bridges. It has become a common refrain at the state Capitol, as officials describe projects that could be built with a long-delayed co...