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Billion-dollar blastoff - Lottery to award top scratch-ticket winner $1 million a year for lifeSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Like many of their players, the Lottery is picking a favorite number - this time for the nation's first billion-dollar game. On Sept. 25 the state will launch the ...
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Judge passes on LaHood's seatSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - PEORIA - Judge Richard Grawey is not running for Congress. Citing 'personal and family reasons,' Grawey announced this weekend that he would not seek the 18th Congressio...
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Transit funding hits roadblock in Illinois HouseSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Legislation to provide more than $400 million for Chicago, suburban and downstate transit systems failed to muster enough votes to pass Tuesday in the Illinois House...
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Indians notebook: Garko's homer ends droughtSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Ryan Garko has to work hard not to give in to the urge. "(Hitting coach) Derek Shelton and I always talk about not trying to change too much," Cleveland's first ba...
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Candy a hit at 55th annual Labor Day paradeSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The streets of downtown Rockford were lined with smiling faces of all ages today as the city's 55th annual Labor Day parade wound its way from Seventh and State street...
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Cubs notebook: Things are getting weird …Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cubs' Aramis Ramirez blew his stack in the sixth inning of Sunday's game against Houston at Wrigley Field, and in the weird chain of events that followed, closer Rya...
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One for the agedSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Top All-Time Springfield Mile Winners Scott Parker 14 Chris Carr 11 Ricky Graham 9 MAIN BAR: One of the first things 40-year-old Chris Carr...
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Healthy Habits: Are you young at heart?Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - My dad has started talking seriously about retirement. After 15 years of living in California, he's planning to move back home to New England, spend time with the grandk...
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What's Up Doc? Planning for disasterSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - According to a recent article, Gov. Deval Patrick is going to improve the disaster readiness of Massachusetts. One of the issues that is under-addressed, or not addresse...
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A good old-fashioned thrillerSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Everything about the 2007 LPGA State Farm Classic was meant to be new. From school bus rides to the golf course to avoiding cutting through someone's backyard, Labor D...