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Downstate Senator Wants to Keep Chicago "Big Box" Friendly
(WGN-AM) - Chicago aldermen tried a couple of years ago to ban big box stores such as Wal-Mart from the city, but Mayor Richard Daley vetoed the measure. Now, one state lawmaker wants to prevent aldermen from trying again. Senator Bill Brady from...Tags: Illinois, Chicago, Richard M. Daley, Politics, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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State Farm To Raise Rates For Ill. Customers
(WGN-AM)- State Farm Fire and Casualty Company on Friday announced an average statewide rate increase of 13 percent for its Illinois homeowners insurance policyholders. The Bloomington-based company, which is the leading insurer of homes in the U.S....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Illinois, Chicago, Farms, Insurance
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Complete list of 2009 Marconi Radio Award winners
Medium Market Station of the Year: WHO-AM, Des Moines Adult Contemporary Station of the Year: WBEB-FM, Philadelphia Major Market Personality of the Year: Matt Siegel, WXKS-FM, Boston Oldies Station of the Year: WMXJ-FM, Miami Spanish Format...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Chicago, Los Angeles, Radio Industry
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Farm pollution
The May 7 online editorial "Congress should reign in crop insurance" noted that the Senate's farm bill does not require land-stewardship practices in exchange for crop insurance subsidies. This is cause for alarm given agriculture pollution is a top cause...Tags: Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Mark Kirk, Dick Durbin, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Police investigate possible connection between Lauren Spierer, murder suspect
The Bloomington Police Department said they are investigating if a man accused of murdering several women in southern Indiana is linked to missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer. Bloomington police said a detective has been assigned to...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Health, Health and Safety at School, Police Investigations
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Midwest fest lineup: From the Bard to bacon
Summer's on the way, and with it come festivals and fun. From beer and wine festivals to celebrations of the Bard and bacon, there's something for everyone.
Here's a sampling of events in the Midwest from Memorial Day to Labor Day:
Illinois
June 2-3 &#...Tags: Festive Events, St. Louis, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Bacon, Concerts
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NRA is restless despite its political clout
ST. LOUIS — These should be good days for the National Rifle Assn. The nation's leading gun group enjoys immense political power and has effectively muted the debate about the use of firearms in America. Under its leadership, gun rights advocates...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Gabrielle Giffords, Lobbying, Gun Control, U.S. Senate
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Disney's newest ship to arrive in Brevard
The Walt Disney Co.'s fourth cruise ship, the Disney Fantasy, is scheduled to sail into Port Canaveral on Tuesday, having been christened last week in New York.
The second ship in the company's $1.8 billion, two-ship expansion, the Fantasy will join...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Brazil, Cruise Line Ports, U.S. Department of State, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Radar Eyes: They love melody, chaos, cassettes
The drums, as Sonic Youth might say, pound an expressway through your skull. The bass forcefully walks the divide between rhythm and melody. Guitars throw a curtain of dirt over everything, and then smear it around. Beneath all the mayhem, melodies emerge...Tags: Popular Music (genre), Disappears (music group), Alsip, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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What everyone should know about the child survivor of a family tragedy
When 3-year-old Joseph Wallace was hanged by his mentally ill mother in April 1993, months after the courts removed him from the loving foster parents who begged to keep him, the case became a catalyst for Illinois to overhaul its troubled child welfare...
Tags: Facebook, Chicago Tribune, Illinois State University
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More officials attack state agency over health care contracts
Chicago Tribune reporterA ranking Republican senator on Thursday called for the state to suspend its plans to submit new bids for state employee health insurance plans and asked for an emergency hearing to study the findings of a state audit. Sen. Bill Brady, the Bloomington...Tags: Labor Legislation, Health, Executive Branch, Chicago, Healthcare Contract Issues
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Bloomington police inquire about remains found in Illinois
The Bloomington Police Department is awaiting results from an investigation after skeletal remains were discovered in a remote area of eastern Illinois. WEHT-TV reported the remains were found in the woods near Newton, Ill. on March 10. The town is...
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