23 Nov 2008 at 1:12pm SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers don't hear much good news these days. The budget is falling apart. Schools are struggling. Top leaders are feuding. So the selection of John Cullerton as the next Senate president has thrilled legislators ...
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23 Nov 2008 at 4:58am Several years ago, one of our police officers was driving her squad car westbound on New York Street when she observed a motorcycle coming toward her in the eastbound lane. The motorcycle's driver appeared to have lost control, forcing the officer to ...
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23 Nov 2008 at 2:49am Polar Express: The Polar Express pulls into the National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon, Wis., Nov. 28, 29 and 30 and Dec. 5, 6 and 7. The annual trip to the North Pole will be made at 3, 5 and 7 p.m. each day and include a dramatic reading of the ...
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22 Nov 2008 at 12:23pm Man who lit fireworks in store gets 5 years Lake Superior Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. sentenced a Merrillville man to five years in prison for igniting fireworks inside the Hammond Wal-Mart in May. Michael Joseph Rumph, 19, pleaded guilty last ...
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22 Nov 2008 at 6:46am The three-man Honda team of Robby Bell, Kendall Norman and Johnny Campbell are the overall motorcycle winners of the 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race. Team leader Campbell crossed the finish line in Ensenada shortly after 7 last night as the ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 11:19am American children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening--and completely avoidable--reactions because manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, a Tribune investigation has found. In effect ...
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18 Nov 2008 at 8:53am NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- WeRentMotorcycles.com, the leading motorcycle adventure travel company in California, announced today that it is offering free delivery and pickup of its motorcycles for customers in Southern California ...
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18 Nov 2008 at 4:49am More power to the peddle people. Zion Cyclery is a Sheridan Road institution where you can find anything and everything that has to do with bicycling. Unicycle? You can get it there. Three-wheeler low rider? Check. Burly cart for hauling kids or ...
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17 Nov 2008 at 11:56pm A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from an Eldersburg resident with the subject line reading "Miracle Motorcycle Club." The sender included a short note about his father, a Carroll County resident, and a photo of the club, taken by his father ...
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17 Nov 2008 at 6:55pm CHICAGO (WLS) -- A grieving family wants more serious charges filed against two drivers who were involved in a deadly DUI accident. Prosecutors now say they believe police did not properly investigate the crash. One of the alleged DUI offenders in ...
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