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Family: Body found is that of missing Chicago womanSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A body found Thursday near a Calumet City forest preserve is that of a 28-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative missing for more than a week, a family member and ...
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Police officer charged in murder plotSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A suspended Chicago police officer wanted a former fellow cop -- a potential witness against him -- killed and considered hiring street gang members to do the "paint job...
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Briefs: ComEd customers will get creditsSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- ComEd customers can expect to see lower electric bills starting in October. The utility said Tuesday it will begin this week to issue $250 million in credits ...
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State leaders talk a lot, accomplish little in meetingSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The politicians who run Illinois are talking to each other again, but still agreeing on little when it comes to new roads, more casinos, broader health care coverage and...
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Briefs: Hastert won't quit soonSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Congressman Dennis Hastert said Tuesday he still hasn't decided whether he'll vacate his seat before his term ends in January 2009, but scoffed at speculation he might q...
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Illinois scores nudge up, but state standing fallsSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Elementary and middle school students made across-the-board gains this year in math and more modest progress in reading, national test results released Tue...
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Madigan: Blagojevich lawsuit seeks 'rule by single man'Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State Capitol feuding has escalated with House Speaker Michael Madigan blasting the governor's lawsuit over special sessions as an assault on the Constitu...
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Madigan expecting 2nd childSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she and her cartoonist husband are expecting their second child. The 41-year-old is due in March. She has been married to Pat...
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Justice Department sues state on immigrant workers protectionSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors filed suit against the state of Illinois Monday, claiming a law that could shield immigrant workers from verification undermines immigration enforcem...
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CTA changes policy on electronic fare cardsSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority is reversing a policy that could have led to many commuters losing the balance left on their electronic fare cards. There are more than 300...