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Madigan sets budget roadshowSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The war of words among the state's Democratic leaders continues as House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday ripped the governor's recent spending cuts a...
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Music notesSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Help New Orleans Global Hope, a nonprofit aid organization in Downers Grove, is hosting a roadhouse jam benefit for New Orleans musicians, from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Fit...
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Former governor Thompson backs GiulianiSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani brought a surprise high-profile endorser with him to Des Plaines on Thursday: former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompso...
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Virus detected in Illinois' white-tailed deer populationSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State officials say a gnat-borne virus that often kills white-tailed deer but poses no risk to people has surfaced in Illinois. Epizootic hemorrhagic (eh-p...
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Free legal help will be available to veteransSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois veterans who need help filing claims for education or health benefits soon will have a new -- and free --support system. Under an initiative rolled out Wednesda...
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Nine Things to Know About Naked NightSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Wholesome-looking naked guys singing onstage? That's old hat at Chicago's Bailiwick Theater, where the show "Barenaked Lads" has been running more than two years. On Fri...
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Daunting area remains to be searched for Steve FossettSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - MINDEN, Nevada - U.S. National Guard C-130s and helicopters with infrared and thermal imaging equipment scoured the soaring peaks and sagebrush desert of northwest Nevad...
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Old Town School to mark 50th with big name concertSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The Old Town School of Folk Music celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with what is being billed as an all-star concert, set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Audi...
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Lawmakers eye more casinos to fund constructionSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A plan to add three new casinos to finance billions of dollars of construction across the state is expected to emerge next week, pushed by growing concern...
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Jewish controversy forces DePaul prof to leaveSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - A DePaul University professor who has drawn criticism for accusing some Jews of improperly using the legacy of the Holocaust agreed Wednesday to resign immediately "for ...