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Union: Prisoners moving out of Pontiac prison
Associated Press WriterThe union that represents the state's prison workers says the Department of Corrections wants to move 100 prisoners out of a central Illinois lockup even as the union fights a plan to close the facility. Pontiac Correctional Center workers have been...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Regional Authority, Unions, Prisoners and Detainees, Citizens Initiative and Recall
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How the Top 10 Illinois high school teams fared
1. Galena (5-1) lost to Milledgeville 22-16. 2. Dakota (6-0) beat Warren-River Ridge 46-13. 3. Milledgeville (6-0) beat Galena 22-16. 4. Salt Fork (6-0) beat Hoopeston 53-12. 5. Stark County (6-0) beat Biggsville West Central 27-18. 6. Alden-Hebron (6-0)...Tags: Nazareth, Belvidere, Lockport, Naperville, Waukegan
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Saturday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALLAlden-Hebron 40, Rockford Christian 13 Aurora Christian 46, Luther South 6 Blue Island Eisenhower 17, Reavis 7 Bronzeville 43, Lindblom 0 Cambridge 33, Abingdon 14 Cerro Gordo 42, Broadlands Heritage 13 Chicago (Urban Prep) 45, Chicago...Tags: Cicero, Nazareth, Rivers, River Forest, Waukegan
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The door's still spinning
A little more than five years ago, Philip Parenti traded his job as administrator of the Illinois Gaming Board for a post with the Harrah's casino chain, which had two riverboats in Illinois and was eyeing an unused casino license held by the bankrupt...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Casino and Gambling, Employers, Tourism and Leisure, Values
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2 schools, group get art grants
The Illinois Arts Council has awarded grants to two Will County schools and a community arts organization to support cultural endeavors in the region. The non-profit Friends of Community Public Art in Joliet received $9,960 for an undisclosed arts...Tags: Bolingbrook, Will County
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Billboards attack Will County state's attorney—but that's not quite clear to voters
Chicago Tribune reporterTwo billboards in Will County have folks stumped. Each asks: "Have the last 4 years been open season on women in Will County?" But the billboards' real target is Will County State's Atty. James Glasgow. Erected about three weeks ago along two-lane roads...Tags: Tinley Park, Murder, Manhattan (Will, Illinois), Wilmington, Will County
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CN sweetens pot for rail merger
Chicago Tribune reporterCanadian National Railway pledged at least $60 million Wednesday to make improvements in its bid to reroute freight traffic through unsympathetic suburbs, but the money won't begin to cover the cost of 15 overpasses and underpasses that critics say...Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Franklin Park
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Where the Tribune's Top 20 teams play
1. Maine South 5-0 •Saturday vs. Waukegan (2-3) 2. St. Rita 5-0 • Saturday at No. 16 Loyola (4-1) 3. Wheaton Warr. South 5-0 • Friday at West Aurora (3-2) 4. Lincoln-Way East 5-0 • Friday at Lockport (3-2) 5. Naperville...Tags: Robert Cook, West Chicago, Lockport, Naperville, Waukegan
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Will County plans satellite courthouse in Crete
Special to the Chicago TribuneA satellite courthouse for eastern Will County residents could be built as early as 2009, the County Board chairman said this week. The proposed facility of 10,000 to 12,000 square feet next to the sheriff's substation would have several courtrooms for...Tags: Dennis Sullivan, Court Administration, Water Supply, Crete, Frankfort
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FBI meets with Will County auditor
Chicago Tribune reporterFBI agents met with Will County Auditor Stephen Weber for two hours Wednesday morning regarding an investigation the auditor initiated into a countywide office, the Tribune has learned. Weber confirmed he met with the federal agents but declined to...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Local Elections, Lobbying, Political Campaigns, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Computer techs must report child porn
Chicago Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Computer technicians must report to law enforcement any customers whose computers contain child pornography under a new law that drew fire Friday from opponents who warned innocent people will end up under investigation. The new law...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, People, Pornography, Children, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Cancel the cannon order
Civil wars drown even innocent bystanders in brotherly bloodshed. So before Chicago's outer suburbs place orders for cannons, before inner-ring communities float a navy, let's all chill and take a fresh look at Canadian National Railway Co.'s offer to buy...Tags: Canadian National Railway Company
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