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Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation. Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln said on the Senate floor that she will vote with...
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It took a jury less than an hour Friday to find a Portage Township (Ind.) Schools bus driver not guilty of letting three students terrorize his bus. Terry Burch, 69,...
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A Harvey man was killed and two others were injured, one critically, in an eight-vehicle crash Friday night in south suburban Monee Friday. Cristobal Murillo, 23, of Harvey, was the...
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A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. The sign, completed Friday...
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Emergency crews are on the scene Saturday afternoon of a seven-car crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway in the South Side's Bridgeport neighborhood. The crash happened just after 2 p.m....
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A Navy Reservist from Freeport in northwestern Illinois has died in a noncombat vehicle crash in Kuwait.
Navy Reserve officials say 37-year-old Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Patton died in...
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Funeral services are underway for Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott.
Visitation and a private service are being held Saturday at Holy Family Church in Chicago. A public memorial...
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The debate between skeptics and supporters of global warming has heated up recently as hackers managed to get a hold of e-mail correspondences between some of the world's leading scientists...
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Gov. Pat Quinn promises action soon on a measure that would establish Illinois' first limits on campaign donations.
Quinn said he would take action likely after Thanksgiving on a bill...
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A building on the Southwest Side was evacuated Saturday morning because of an ammonia leak. An ammonia leak was reported about 11 a.m. at 4500 W. Ann Lurie Place (42nd...
