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After son fatally injured in crash, mother pushes for digital coding on licensesJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - On April 11, 2003, Sharon Cloutier woke around midnight wondering why her son Joshua, who had just received his driver's license and was out with his mother's car, wasn'...
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Versatility makes call up a sly moveJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Lou Piniella's office door was closed, and the Chicago Cubs manager stood outside in the hallway with a motley crew of reporters and other baseball people. "Fox i...
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Editorial: Rate breaks are a temporary fixJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - With a House vote expected as soon as today, the Legislature could finally reach a compromise with Illinois' electricity heavies, Ameren and Commonwealth Edison. T...
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Revised health insurance plan passes Senate committeeJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A legislative committee lent a hand Wednesday to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's push to offer health insurance for all Illinoisans, recommending that the full Senate pass a revi...
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Carmona pitches eight shutout innings in victory over Red SoxJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Finally, once all for all, Fausto Carmona has put the worst week of his life behind him. Carmona pitched against Boston on Wednesday night, the first time he has f...
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Huffing, puffing over smoking ban will passJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - In what may end up being this legislative session's most significant and lasting achievement, Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed the Smoke-Free Illinois Act into law Monday, ba...
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Electric rate-relief deal advances in HouseJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Voting along partisan lines, an Illinois House committee on Wednesday advanced a $1 billion electric rate-relief deal negotiated by utility companies and state officials...
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Disc jockeys: It's like golf, but with a Frisbee - and no cartsJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1989, Brian McNulty experienced the thrill of playing disc golf for the first time with a college friend in a New Jersey stadium. Eighteen years and a couple of hundr...
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A moonlit Jane Austen: Waltham mansion tour features 19th century splendorJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Ever wonder what a Jane Austen heroine like Lizzie Bennet felt during a dinner party at a grand country estate? Enjoy a moonlit evening amid 19th century splendor at Gor...
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Rockford's On the Waterfront changes admission proceduresJul 25, 2007 11:00 pm - For the first time in 24 years, you won't be buying an admission button to get into On the Waterfront, the downtown Rockford music festival featuring more than 100 per...