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Green minds unite in ElginOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Residents and civic leaders from around the state visited Elgin on Friday to learn more about fostering "green" communities. Whether it was reducing freeways, increasing...
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Phone tax would impede progressOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - This is in response to a recent story talking about the state of Illinois' technology industry ("Birck says state holds back tech industry"). I certainly agree that ther...
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Attorney seeks more freedom for ex-Gov. RyanOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Attorneys for former Gov. George Ryan asked an appellate court Friday to let their client remain free while he appeals his conviction. The request came after a federal j...
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Illinois vet pleads guilty to theftOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Veteran pleads guilty A 39-year-old Iraq war veteran from eastern Illinois has pleaded guilty to stealing a sophisticated weapons sight and other military gear worth mor...
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Look closely at Y plan's numbersOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - I am a former business man from Elgin, now retired. Knowing the improbable decisions made by the city council, I like to follow the news from Elgin in the local papers. ...
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3 boxers missing from World Boxing ChampionshipsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Three athletes who were in Chicago for the World Boxing Championships have gone missing from the competition, organizers and authorities said Thursday. It appears the tw...
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The head of the Jesuit religious order apologizes for abuseOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The head of the Jesuits is expressing sorrow that he hadn't done enough to prevent a member of the religious order from abusing members of the Roman Catholic church. The...
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Man charged for twice firing shots at Metra trainsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Federal charges have been filed against a Chicago man accused of twice firing shots at Metra trains in June. Thirty-one-year-old Telly Virgin is charged with endangermen...
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Believe it or not, Dan Ryan construction is finishedOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Construction on the Dan Ryan Expressway, which jammed several Chicago area freeways and frustrated commuters for two years, was finally completed Thursday night. The $1 ...
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Jurors generally glad to see conviction upheldOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Jurors who convicted former Gov. George Ryan on corruption charges last year said Thursday they felt vindicated by the federal appeals court's decision. But a former jur...