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Meet #9 as Garry goes for win #9 - Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR OTHERWISE RESTRICTED BY LAW. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The HULL Text to Win Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") starts on March 28 at 5:00PM...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Telecommunication Service, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Crimes
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Alderman Robert Fioretti
Staff reporter2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti was elected on April 17 and took office on May 21, 2007. His ward covers a number of communities in the city from Sacramento Street on the west side, through the loop, the south loop and south through Bronzeville to 37th...Tags: Northern Illinois University, Awards and Prizes, Trials, Crimes, Lawyers
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Clout goes to college
Tribune staff reportersAt a time when it's more competitive than ever to get into the University of Illinois, some students with subpar academic records are being admitted after interference from state lawmakers and university trustees, a Tribune investigation has revealed....Tags: Demographics, Lobbying, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Politics, Colleges and Universities
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Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been removed from office
Tribune staff reportersSweeping aside six years of scandal and crippling political infighting with a historic impeachment vote, the state Senate on Thursday ousted one governor for abusing his power and anointed another who built his political career around having no power at...Tags: U.S. Senate, Prosecution, Trials, Terry Link, Politics
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Drew Peterson: Ex-cop arrested on murder charges in '04 death of third wife
Tribune reportersDrew Peterson, whose third wife died mysteriously and fourth wife vanished, had taunted authorities to come and get him -- when he wasn't clowning for the cameras. On Thursday, they came for him. Peterson, 55, was arrested at an intersection near his...Tags: Entertainment, Prosecution, Kathleen Savio, Trials, Dennis Sullivan
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State Legislators Returning For Special Budget Session
(WGN-AM)- Fifteen years ago, Illinoisans agreed to move up state lawmakers' adjournment deadline by a month to make the legislature act a little more efficient. But it's only worked about half the time since then. Take last year. Though they gaveled...Tags: Elections, Pat Quinn, Budgets and Budgeting, Constitutional Issues, Politics
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State Sues Crestwood Officials Over Well
(WGN-AM)- Already facing a federal criminal investigation, Crestwood Mayor Robert Stranczek and his father were sued in state court Tuesday and accused of repeatedly lying about their secret use of a community well contaminated with cancer-causing...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Dick Durbin, Diseases and Illnesses, Trials, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Temporary Budget Squeaks Through Senate, House
(WGN-AM)- House and Senate lawmakers passed a makeshift spending plan late tonight that did not raise income taxes but will ensure their return to Springfield to deal with a massive budget deficit.
Lawmakers faced a midnight deadline to pass a budget and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Chicago Tribune, Justice System, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Appeals Court Upholds Chicago and Oak Park Handgun Bans
(WGN-AM) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, handing a sharp defeat to the National Rifle Association. The Second Amendment to the Constitution...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Justice and Rights, Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics
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Governor Urged to Reconsider Proposed Tax Increases
(WGN-AM) - Booze backers are urging Governor Pat Quinn to reject a proposed hike in the liquor tax. The American Beverage Institute says hiking taxes on alcohol would put an additional strain on liquor distillers and sellers, and put 4,500 people out...Tags: Personal Income, Elections, Pat Quinn, Political Corruption, Constitutional Issues
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Quinn Wants Special Session Of Legislature For Budget Talks
(WGN-AM)- Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday called for lawmakers to meet in special session next week to deal with a state budget he says is significantly short.
But the governor's proclamation only adds to the $9.2 billion shortfall. Lawmakers already were...Tags: Elections, Pat Quinn, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawmaker Says State Road Funding Formula Unfair to Chicago-Area
(WGN-AM) - The way state road funds are divided between northeastern Illinois and Downstate communities is unfair to the Chicago region, according to a lawmaker who called for sweeping changes. State Senator Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) had requested a...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Justice System, Travel, Vehicles, Illinois
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