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Big names to attend pro-casino hearing TuesdayDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - State Rep. David Flynn isn't trying to hide the fact that Tuesday's six-hour hearing at the Statehouse will be brazenly pro-gambling. It's being convened to tout the eco...
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Illini looking for improvement coming back from breakDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - It's not so easy as pointing a finger at one player, said Illinois coach Bruce Weber as Illinois prepared to host Western Carolina in a non-conference basketball game to...
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Economist advises Connecticut to fight for casino expansionDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - If more casinos are coming to New England, why not cut Connecticut back in on the expansion action and allow one or two commercial casinos elsewhere in the state? ...
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Forget 'Spygate,' this game almost brought 'Snowgate'Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - For a time, it seemed like "Spygate" might give way to "Snowgate." In this meeting with the New York Jets, it wasn't the New England Patriots head coach and his vi...
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Editorial: Overhaul pay system for state judgesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A proposal in Albany that would separate raises for state judges from pay hikes for legislators makes sense and needs to be approved by the Legislature before year's end...
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Judge denies request to have Peterson property returnedDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The Illinois State Police can retain several items seized Nov. 1 as part of its investigation into the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, a Will County judge ruled this mo...
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Woman burned when tabletop griddle catches fireDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A MedFlight helicopter took a Burlington woman to Massachusetts General Hospital Friday night after receiving serious burns while eating at a teppanyaki table at Chef Or...
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Todd Porter: Football gods look out for Browns -- againDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Down there in the little world that is Browns hysteria, Phil Dawson looked like a figurine trapped in a snow globe. The Browns' best playoff chances rested on the...
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Editorial: Courts must do no harmDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The split decision by the state's highest court allowing a suit to go forward against a doctor whose elderly patient killed a young boy in an accident is another stark e...
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Dan Hall: A strange rejoicing after Colorado shootingsDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Most Americans no doubt saw last week's shootings at a homeless shelter and a church in Colorado as yet another horrendous event arising from a culture of violence. Not ...