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Health coverage should expandSep 12, 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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1 dead in fire on Chicago's North SideSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago authorities are investigating the body of a man who was found in a burning apartment building on Chicago's North Side. Police have called the fire "suspicious" ...
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Governor bails out CTA, but not PaceSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich came through with a temporary bailout offer for the CTA on Wednesday but apparently left Pace out of a deal that has yet to gain approval from an ov...
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Chicago signs $8.7 million contract to buy hybrid vehiclesSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago is taking another step in becoming environmentally friendly. The city has signed an $8.7 million contract with a car dealership to buy up to 300 Toyota hybrid ve...
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New plagiarism allegations against SIU presidentSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Hours after trustees affirmed their "full confidence" in Southern Illinois University's president, who's been accused of plagiarizing parts of his 19...
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Briefs: Senate votes no to Mexican trucksSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Tuesday to ban Mexican trucks from U.S. roadways, rekindling a more than decade-old trade dispute with Mexico. By a 74-24 vote, the Senate...
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Feds fault CTA in derailmentSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A seriously flawed track inspection and maintenance program likely played a major role in last year's Chicago el train derailment that sent more than 150 p...
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Boy thrust into center of immigration debateSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- An 8-year-old boy has become a star attraction at pro-immigration events since his mother took refuge in a Chicago church before she was deported to Mexic...
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Toys from China subject of congressional hearingsSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Leading toy executives face scrutiny from members of Congress today during hearings that come in response to the growing number of cases and concerns about unsafe childr...
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CTA, Pace won't hold off hikes any longerSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Despite pleas from lawmakers to hold off, CTA and Pace officials say they simply can't postpone fare hikes and service cuts any longer in the face of giant budget shortf...