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'Secrets' trial filled with made-for-TV intrigueSep 01, 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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Four winning tickets for estimated $330 millionSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Four winning tickets were sold -- one in each of four states -- for a Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $330 million, lottery officials said early Sa...
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Clinton getting kid gloveSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - At last month's Iowa debate, Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton immediately faced fastballs from moderator George Stephanopoulos. Sen. O...
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Briefs: Arrest made in '82 killingAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities have arrested a 62-year-old man in the strangling death of a Southern Illinois University student from South suburban Olympia Fields a quarter of a century a...
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Jet lags soarAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Sal LaRosa isn't supposed to be here. Standing outside a bustling United Airlines gate at O'Hare International Airport, his rolling suitcase rests in one hand and a lapt...
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FEMA to view damage from stormsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Six teams of federal and state officials will fan out across storm-ravaged areas in Illinois Tuesday to begin the process of possibly having some counties declared feder...
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BriefsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Purchasing index rises for Chicago CHICAGO -- U.S. business activity held at a level in August that suggests companies continue to expand, though at a less rapid rate, a...
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SIU romps to easy victoryAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - John Randle ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns Thursday to lead Southern Illinois to a 59-14 win over Quincy in Carbondale. Southern Illinois (1-0, Gateway) rolled up ...
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Briefs: Allstate's Liddy joins Boeing boardAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Allstate Corp. Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy has been elected to the Boeing Co. board of directors, the aerospace company said. Liddy, 61, has been chairman o...
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Melding national, religious identity key for MuslimsAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Beefed-up airport screens target anyone with a head covering -- cowboy hats, turbans, hijabs and all. A Chicago-bound flight is grounded because six men speaking Arabic ...