Articles filed under Region
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Paratransit needs are being ignoredSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - As we commemorate 9/11 a state of emergency exists in Illinois for mass transit riders, drivers and the disabled. Paratransit riders face life-threatening conditions whe...
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Health coverage should expandSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Congress recently voted to expand SCHIP and make affordable health insurance available to millions more kids while also strengthening Medicare. In response, alarmists ha...
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Briefs: State distributes radiosSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois says it's wrapping up the distribution of more than 300 radios to 70 of the state's colleges and universities. The STARCOM 21 radios are designed t...
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Activist's son in MexicoSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Eight-year-old Saul Arellano joined his mother in Mexico on Thursday following her loss in a yearlong fight to stay in the United States despite her status as an undocum...
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Misplaced nostalgia for language modelSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - In the Hidalgo County model that Mr. Reyes looks fondly back on ("Are Spanish-speaking students 'coddled,' " Daily Herald, Sept. 2), limited English proficient (LEP) st...
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New Legion leader glad to break down barriersSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1965, with a group of college students that included future U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Jacqueline Blount visited Japan with the aim of helping the still-war-d...
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Hsu story merits far more coverageSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Congratulations! You finally printed something about "Hillraiser" Norman Hsu, leading fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and the democrat party. You noted in a small blurb o...
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Briefs: Restaurant chain charged by EEOCSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Buona Beef Inc., a restaurant chain with 11 locations in the Chicago suburbs, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment, the U....
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Chicago mob trial jury to continue mulling murder blameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Jurors have already found four aging defendants guilty of decades of loan sharking, gambling extortion and racketeering. Now they've got to decide what roles the four pl...
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Wonderful show: Stevie charms audienceSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The show began with Stevie Wonder praising God and ended with Jesse Jackson dancing on stage. The 2 hours and 45 minutes in between (without intermission) contained amaz...