Articles filed under Region
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By the numbers: Deficient bridges in the areaSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at the deficient bridges in the counties serviced by the Daily Herald. COOK • 180 of 1,581 bridges structurally deficient (11.4 percent) • 26 toll bridges....
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Winners & losers in budget battleSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Politics aside, here are examples of other interests and issues that were made winners or losers by lawmakers and Gov. Rod Blagojevich over the past eight...
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How do you know the bridge is safe?Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinoisans who want to know about the safety of local bridges can't get the information easily. Deciphering what they do get is even harder. The Illinois...
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Little gained in OT sessionSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Talk about letdowns. Back in January, lawmakers began their work with the grandest of expectations. Illinois was going to fix education funding, shore up ...
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Blagojevich approves loan program to fight ash borersSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich approved a loan program to help northern Illinois towns reforest areas hit by the tree-killing emerald ash borer. The bil...
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Jury to deliberate Chicago mob case packed with dramatic detailsSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When Chicago's biggest mob trial in years got under way, prosecutors urged jurors to throw out any Hollywood notions they'd picked up from "The Sopranos" or "The Godfath...
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Wright house gets new home stateSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - ACME, Pa. -- Western Pennsylvania has long been home to two of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's best known works, Kentuck Knob and Fallingwater. Now, a third Wrig...
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Hundreds of Illinois spans get poor structural ratingsSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 1,500 Illinois bridges, some used by tens of thousands of people each day, carry worse structural ratings than the Minneapolis span that collapsed last month a...
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Century riders to tour Illinois, Wisconsin in Sept. eventsSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The month of September offers the biggest selection of century rides in the Midwest. A century ride involves riding your bicycle 100 miles in a day. They are non-competi...
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At American Muslim meeting, Jewish leader urges joint fight against extremism in both faithsSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Reform Rabbi Eric Yoffie urged the largest assembly of U.S. Muslims on Friday to help "fight the fanatics" in their two religions, marking the first time a major Jewish...