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Madigan: Lawmakers to help pick Quinn running mate
SPRINGFIELD | Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday he and the top Democrat in the Senate will play a key role in choosing Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate for the fall election.
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Dems make case to replace Cohen
SPRINGFIELD | The candidates who lost to Scott Lee Cohen in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor are now stating their cases on why they should become the nominee.
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Village to study trash, sewer fees
LANSING | At a time when the Village Board already is trying to figure out its long-term strategy for trash pickup within the south suburb, trustees learned Tuesday they're also going to have to consider how much of a fee increase will be needed to pay for needed sewer line improvements.
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TF South swimmer named Student of the Month
Amanda Maricich, 17, hits her stride at Thornton Fractional South High School.
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Can't help getting crafty during long winter months
Spending the past few months indoors thanks to the cold, snowy weather has put a lot of craft ideas into my head. Some make a lot of sense, like painting the downstairs hallway. Others are a little more out there, like designing an entire mosaic on the bathroom wall. It became clear I wou…
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Lake-effect snow, drifting expected tonight
Authorities have banned some long trucks along the Indiana Toll Road due to the heavy snow and high winds accompanying Tuesday's winter storm.
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Man says he was asked to kill Peterson's ex-wife
JOLIET | A witness at Drew Peterson's hearsay hearing contends he was asked to kill the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's third wife but he turned the offer down.
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No favorite yet to replace Cohen on Dem ticket
CHICAGO | Illinois Democrats are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past.
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Second man charged in veteran's beating death
MARKHAM | A Cook County judge has ordered a second man held without bond on connection with the fatal beating and robbery of a Southwest Side man who was depositing money for a veterans group.
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Meeks reverses course on vouchers
CHICAGO | A key legislative proponent of improving Illinois’ public schools is reversing his usual course by pushing school vouchers.
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Board to take bids for roof
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Above all, a good roof.
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D.167 keeping certified staff
GLENWOOD | Despite a troubling financial outlook, the Brookwood School District 167 Board of Education approved a staffing plan for the 2010-11 school year that maintains the current number of certified staff in the district. In fact, one bilingual teaching position was added at Longwood …
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CTA, unions may meet over cuts
CHICAGO | The Chicago Transit Authority and its unions agreed to possible meetings later this week to try to end service cuts that are forcing riders to wait longer in freezing temperatures.
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Variety of SSC classes start in February
SOUTH HOLLAND | South Suburban College is still taking registration for spring classes. SSC's Office of Continuing Education offers a variety of noncredit courses throughout the semester with registration open right up to the start of class.
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TF South takes up Rachel's Challenge
LANSING | In January, Thornton Fractional South High School hosted an assembly for students and parents from an organization called Rachel's Challenge. Derek Kilgore, of Colorado, spoke about the Columbine High School shooting tragedy on April 20, 1999, focusing on Rachel Scott, who was t…
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TF South takes up Rachel's Challenge
LANSING | In January, Thornton Fractional South High School hosted an assembly for students and parents from an organization called Rachel's Challenge. Derek Kilgore, of Colorado, spoke about the Columbine High School shooting tragedy on April 20, 1999, focusing on Rachel Scott, who was t…
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Upcoming lecture features Nobel prize winner
OLYMPIA FIELDS | A live presentation by Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel will be broadcast via satellite at 7 p.m. April 15 to Temple Anshe Sholom, 20820 S. Western Ave.
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Lawyer: Wife mulled extorting Drew Peterson
JOLIET, Ill. | Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer's fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he had killed his previous wife and suggested extorting money from him to keep quiet, the lawyer testified Monday.
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Upcoming lecture features Nobel prize winner
OLYMPIA FIELDS | A live presentation by Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel will be broadcast via satellite at 7 p.m. April 15 to Temple Anshe Sholom, 20820 S. Western Ave.
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Pawnbroker cashes out of lieutenant governor contest
CHICAGO | Amid a political uproar about his past, the Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination.
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U.S. Senate diversity waning
CHICAGO | That historically all-white club known as the U.S. Senate is likely to lose what little diversity it has after elections in November.
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SSC hosts student art exhibit
SOUTH HOLLAND | South Suburban College's 15th annual Regional High School Student Art Exhibit is running through Feb. 26.
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Heated Ill. primary raises questions
CHICAGO |Counting votes properly always is important, but that's especially true when the Republican primary for governor is virtually tied.
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Marian Catholic Winter Guard teams take top honors
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The Marian Catholic Winter Guard, which participated in Winter Guard International competition last year in Dayton, Ohio, in the Scholastic Division, Open Class, won first place honors, and has been elevated to World Class this season.
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