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Ex-death row inmate turned advocate gets 30 years in prisonAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A former death row inmate who became a symbol of a badly broken criminal justice system harangued prosecutors and denounced a federal judge Tuesday before being sentence...
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Police creating checkpoints to watch for drunken driversAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Police across the state will set up a dragnet of roadside checkpoints to nab drunken drivers over the next two weeks, authorities said Tuesday. The $1.7 million operatio...
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Give women's sports air timeAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A few weeks ago, the Big Ten Network announced its commitment to athletic event equality. The announcement should have made headlines, but instead received little to no ...
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Obama's wife defends candidateAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Sunday admonished those who question her biracial husband's credentials as a black man, calling th...
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Secretary of State camera stolen from Elgin facilityAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A camera part holding images of 300 driver's licenses was stolen in a Wednesday night burglary at the Elgin secretary of state facility, officials said Thursday. A ribbo...
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A million dollars for this state budget?Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The long, strange, increasingly expensive quest for a state budget took yet another odd political twist Thursday when Chicago officials reportedly began l...
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Illinois State Fair set to open todayAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A farmyard scene sculpted of butter, a contest for the best "breakfast on a stick," and harness races at the Grandstand. Yes, it's Illinois State Fair tim...
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Dairy discoveryAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. -- Distinguishing one lumbering, black-and-white Holstein cow from another on a dairy near this southeast Nebraska town is like trying to spot the differen...
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Not all saying Cheers! to wine dealAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - How wine is bought and sold in Illinois could change under a proposal lawmakers approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Rod Blagojevich. And while most Illinois ...
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Study: System leaves some children unvaccinatedAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- For children whose health insurance doesn't cover newly recommended shots, it's better to have no insurance at all, a new study suggests. Free vaccines are av...