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Despite nearby shootings, Taste of Chicago is still toast of town
Chicago Tribune reportersThe Taste of Chicago wrapped up its 27th run Sunday, a 10-day party marked by steady attendance and multiple shootings, which prompted police to swarm Grant Park and use new high-tech surveillance equipment to monitor the event. The festival drew 3.56...Tags: Prosecution, Firearms, Metra, Festive Event, Crimes
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Construction zone speed limits and tollway radar towers
Despite the threat of hefty fines, why do so many drivers think they can get away with ignoring the speed limit—even in highway construction zones—and are those new towers on the side of toll roads some sort of radar speed trap? Q: I read...Tags: Bensenville, Transportation, Ronald Reagan, Road Transportation, Luis V Gutierrez
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R.I. lead paint loss gives industry huge win
Associated Press WriterCommunities and child health advocates around the country had pinned their hopes on Rhode Island prevailing in its landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry. Now, after the state Supreme Court threw out the first-ever jury verdict finding former...Tags: Rhode Island, Court Administration, Painting, Lawyers, Crimes
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Obama takes day off campaign trail in Chicago
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took a day off the campaign trail Sunday in Chicago, attending a neighborhood barbecue with his family. A casually dressed Obama family strolled to a friend's house in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood for...Tags: North Carolina, Missouri, Elections, Anglican, Barack Obama
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Court ruling in lead paint suit gives industry huge win
Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Communities and child health advocates around the country had pinned their hopes on Rhode Island prevailing in its landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry. Now, after the state Supreme Court threw out the first-ever jury...Tags: Rhode Island, Court Administration, Painting, Lawyers, Crimes
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NJ eyes new way to promote stem cell research
Associated Press WriterNew Jersey's bid to make itself a leader in stem cell research was stymied last year when voters rejected borrowing $450 million to fund research, but a leading advocate has a new plan _ encouraging private investors to bankroll stem cell research loans....Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Elections, State Budgets, Connecticut, New Jersey
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Corzine says he's ready to stump for Obama
Associated Press WriterAfter months of earnest campaigning on behalf of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Gov. Jon S. Corzine now says he'll do whatever it takes to help Barack Obama get elected president. The former chairman of Goldman Sachs recently met with Obama in Chicago for an...Tags: Elections, Polls, Regional Authority, National Government, Barack Obama
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Illinois Lotto jackpot now $3.5 million
The grand prize for the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game has grown to $3.5 million. The rollover occurred because no player matched all six winning numbers from Saturday night's $3.25 million drawing. The next Lotto drawing will be Monday night....Tags: Gaming and Lotteries
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Flood assistance funding in Illinois growing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than $2.3 million in individual disaster assistance grants has already been approved for Illinois residents affected by the recent flooding. Patrick Richards, spokesman for FEMA, said Saturday the...Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Floods
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Shucet says there wasn't enough consensus-building
Former Transportation Commissioner Philip Shucet has been working on Hampton Roads transportation problems for more than 14 years, as a private engineering consultant and as the leader of the Virginia Department of Transportation. In Monday's Daily...Tags: New Kent County, Elections, Transportation, National Government, Barack Obama
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