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Scores line up to land census jobs
Tribune reporterSurrounded by about 20 other anxious job seekers in an eerily quiet room in the Schaumburg library, Anita Sauter took a test this week that she hopes will lead to a high paying, temporary gig as a census taker. Sauter, who has lived on unemployment...Tags: Population and Census, Labor Legislation, Des Plaines, Demographics, Wisconsin
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Lawyers for Gov. Rod Blagojevich want U.S. attorney off case
Tribune reporterIn announcing Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on corruption charges last month, U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald was more outspoken than usual when it came to the stunning allegations that the governor had tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat. "Gov. Blagojevich...Tags: Values, Corrupt Practices, Government, Corporate Crime, Lawyers
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Burris: No deal cut with governor for Senate post
Tribune reportersEven as he sought to allay concerns about how Gov. Rod Blagojevich picked him for the U.S. Senate, Roland Burris disclosed Thursday that he first expressed an interest in the job as early as last summer to one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lobbyist...Tags: Values, FBI, Local Elections, Michael Madigan, Government
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Penguins' 11-0 run finishes off Flames
Associated PressKelvin Bright and Vance Cooksey hit three-pointers during a late 11-0 run that put Youngstown State ahead to stay as the Penguins beat Illinois- Chicago 80-70 Thursday night. Youngstown State (5-9, 2-3 Horizon) trailed by 13 late in the first half, but...Tags: Ohio, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
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Thursday's Scores
To assist with Illinois high school sports coverage, the AP Prep Score Center will be compiling Illinois high school basketball scores. If you have a scorelist from your area tonight, please send it to: e-mail: apscores@ap.org Fax: 1-888-832-...Tags: Schools
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Illinois panel backs Blagojevich impeachment
The special Illinois House panel investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich issued a draft report Thursday recommending impeachment, putting lawmakers on a path toward removing the two-term Democrat from office. "The citizens of this state must have confidence...Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, National Government, Collective Contract, Crimes, Upper House
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Illinois' Burris is a man of high ambition
Associated Press WritersRoland Burris has erected a grand mausoleum for himself, carved with the words "TRAIL BLAZER" and a long list of his accomplishments, with a space left for his more recent achievements. That gap could soon be filled in with "U.S. Senator." The tomb is a...Tags: National Government, Dan Walker, Upper House, Local Elections, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Ill. has 4 cases in national salmonella outbreak
Four Illinoisans have been hit with salmonella poisoning in an outbreak that has sickened almost 400 people nationwide. Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said Thursday the cases range from a 2-year-old to a 73-year-old....Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Health Organizations, Dining and Drinking, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases
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Police investigating alleged strip search of teens
Associated Press WriterThe families of two 14-year-old girls filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging an off-duty Chicago police officer illegally strip searched them in an effort to find a lighter she believed was used to set a small fire at the girls' school. The girls were pulled...Tags: Police Investigations, Chicago Police Department, Police, Lawyers, Employees
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Man sentenced in 1980 crash that killed 3
In a plea agreement, a DuPage County judge has handed down a two-year prison sentence to a man who fled the Chicago area more than a quarter-century ago after a car-train collision that killed three of his friends. Roger Walburg pleaded guilty Dec. 18...Tags: Railway Accidents, Villa Park, Oklahoma, Prisons, Punishment
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Obama names Kaine as DNC chief, signals party mission will be pragmatic, progressive
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama named Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine the next Democratic National Committee chairman on Thursday, pledging that the party would reflect their shared "pragmatic, progressive philosophy." "It's a philosophy...Tags: National Government, Vermont, Timothy M. Kaine, Local Elections, Delaware
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Starting five: Games to watch this weekend
Tribune reporters Bob Sakamoto and Colleen Kane offer a handful of games to watch this weekend: Boys No. 20 St. Ignatius vs. Loyola 7:30 p.m. Friday at Loyola University's Gentile Center, 6511 N. Winthrop St., Chicago Showdown of Catholic North...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Wisconsin, Dundee, St. Charles, Almonds
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