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Judge to decide governor's special session powersJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - A Sangamon County judge Friday said he will decide if Gov. Rod Blagojevich has the power to set both the date and time of special legislative sessions. Circuit Ju...
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Steve Doerschuk: Imagine working the Super Bowl crowdJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - The hubbub was picking up. Dave Motts from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, always the cheeriest guy in town, appeared from a car, yelled a hello and disappeared int...
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Coroner's jury sides with mom, says teen's death wasn't suicideJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Mary Miller has said all along she doesn't believe her daughter's death was suicide or an accident. A coroner's jury agreed and ruled 18-year-old Jade Winston's Aug. ...
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Kerry and Lewis: Creating an economic stimulus for elderly womenJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke joined the chorus of yeas for an economic stimulus plan to get "money to low- and moderate-income people." One very s...
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Political Notebook: Everything you need to know about ‘Tsunami Tuesday'Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Super Duper Fun Facts Some Super Tuesday facts from Wikipedia.org: - By way of denoting its political magnitude, some pundits have variously dubbed Super Tues...
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Mahoney: Can Sox go 173-0?Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Mahoney: Can Sox go 173-0? ...
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New York state briefsJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Movie theater adopts new age restrictions GREECE - Regal Cinemas Greece Ridge announced today that it will not allow kids under 17 in the theater without a pa...
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Northern Illinois 'geezer' to race up Empire State BuildingJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - At age 63, Bill Law's kids have declared him an official geezer. That won't stop him from toeing the starting line Tuesday for the invitation-only 31st annual Empire Sta...
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Cutting-edge care: Obstetrician promoting high-tech, less-invasive alternative to traditional hysterectomiesJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Dr. Marc Boyd is pitching his case directly to women. "Women drive medicine," he says. "All hospitals know that." Women have so many hysterectomies a year, he says,...
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Pam Adams: Must race be transcended?Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - If you think being black in America is only negative and narrow, then yeah, I guess Barack Obama transcends race. If you think race talk in America can only be neg...