Articles filed under Special Reports
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Suburban Sports Calendar for 2015Dec 31, 2014 12:01 am - Jan. 9-11: Muskie Expo Chicago at Sears Centre Arena, featuring latest in Muskie-fishing innovations, lessons from pros, and thousands of products. Hours: 2-9 p.m. Jan. ...
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Our scenic suburbsDec 11, 2014 6:11 am - Suburbia. A word often associated with tidy cul-de-sacs and long stretches of busy roads flanked by big box stores, office complexes and chain eateries. Look closer, tho...
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Images: Congresswoman Duckworth at work in Washington D.C.Nov 12, 2014 12:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is finishing her first term in Congress. ...
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Images: Tammy Duckworth's Illinois National Guard Duty, October 2014Nov 12, 2014 12:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth went through her final drill weekend with the Illinois National Guard this year at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. ...
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A soldier's story of undying valorNov 11, 2014 10:00 pm - Editor's note: This story appeared Nov. 27, 2005 in the Daily Herald. WASHINGTON - On the morning of Nov. 12, Army Maj. Ladda "Tammy"Duckworth lies half-awake in her bed...
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The crew on Nov. 12, 2004Nov 11, 2014 4:30 am - Matt Backues A gunner in the sister Black Hawk flying with Duckworth's. Helped carry Duckworth to safety in the minutes after they landed. Now a top aviation maintenance...
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Images: Tammy Duckworth runs for CongressNov 11, 2014 4:30 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, was first elected to Congress in 2012 following a campaign against Republican Joe Walsh. She represents the 8th Co...
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Dan Milberg's account of Nov. 12, 2004Nov 11, 2014 4:30 am - An account written by pilot in command Dan Milberg after the helicopter he was piloting was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on Nov. 12, 2004. Three crew members were w...
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Images: Tammy Duckworth in the SuburbsNov 11, 2014 4:30 am - Like many federal lawmakers, particularly freshmen, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, keeps a busy schedule of public events. ...
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The story of Tammy Duckworth and the soldiers who saved her lifeNov 08, 2014 10:00 pm - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth's 2004 deployment in Iraq has made her a national figure. A helicopter shot down, a long recovery at Walter Reed and a political career for...