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  • December 2007

    • $250K Search All for Naught: Wife Is Safe

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 29, 07 3:36 PM CST

      $250K Search All for Naught: Wife Is Safe

      (Newser) - Police in Chicago who spent $250,000 searching for a missing suburban wife now say she's safe and sound—she just ran away with her lover. Police spent the week searching along the Des Plaines River after finding the woman's car in a parking lot with the door open and the engine running. She returned to the area last night and met with authorities, the Chicago Tribune reports. No word yet on possible charges. More »

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      Illinois  • missing person  • missing woman

    • Ill. Bans Natural Hallucinogen

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 26, 07 10:21 AM CST

      Ill. Bans Natural Hallucinogen

      (Newser) - An impending ban on a hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies by Mazatec Indians in Mexico has defenders of the herb objecting to the fact that it's about to be illegal in Illinois. Possessing salvia divinorum will be a felony beginning Tuesday. Defenders of the herb insist it offers beneficial effects, such as stress relief and spiritual awakening. More »

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      religion  • drugs  • Illinois  • plant  • hallucinogenic

    • More Schools Ban Cupcakes

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 17, 07 10:16 AM CST

      More Schools Ban Cupcakes

      (Newser) - Holiday parties in classrooms around Chicago won't be covered with red and green sprinkles this year, the Chicago Tribune reports. More and more schools are banning cupcakes in favor of "healthy" things like fruit skewers fashioned into reindeer antlers. It's part of a national trend to make special-occasion snacks consistent with the healthy-eating message and more nutritious school lunches. More »

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      Chicago  • obesity  • Illinois  • obesity epidemic  • snack foods  • classroom  • banned foods  • school lunch

    • 600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 6:55 PM CST

      600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      (Newser) - An icy storm plunged more than 600,000 Midwesterners into freezing darkness today, crippling power and causing about 15 fatalities on slippery roads, the AP reports. Oklahoma fared worst, declaring a state of emergency as schools shut down and hospitals ran on backup generators. More is on the way, according to the National Weather Service—which posted ice and storm warnings for parts of several states tomorrow. More »

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      US Army  • weather  • Illinois  • storm  • severe weather  • Midwest  • Missouri  • FEMA  • Kansas  • state of emergency  • Oklahoma

    • Drew Peterson Feels Betrayed

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 7, 07 11:20 AM CST

      Drew Peterson Feels Betrayed

      (Newser) - It really got to Drew Peterson: his picture on a pinata at a vigil last weekend for his missing wife, Stacy. The former Illinois police sergeant, a suspect in Stacy's presumed murder, complains to the Chicago Tribune that he's been shunned by friends and former buddies on the force. He laments that police officers "who I would have jumped in front of a bullet for" now give him the cold shoulder. More »

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      police  • Illinois  • Drew Peterson  • Stacy Peterson  • homicide  • missing woman

    • Cops Accused of Protecting Peterson

      Associated Press  |  Dec 1, 07 9:09 AM CST

      Cops Accused of Protecting Peterson

      (Newser) - In the two years before Kathleen Savio was found dead in a bathtub, local police responded to 18 domestic disturbance calls at the suburban Chicago house she shared with policeman husband Drew Peterson, AP reports. Charges were filed twice—against her. Her death is now suspected to be murder and the town's residents wonder if  their cops protected one of their own. More »

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      murder  • police  • Illinois  • Drew Peterson  • Kathleen Savio

  • November 2007

    • Henry Hyde Dies at 83

      Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 29, 07 8:59 AM CST

      Henry Hyde Dies at 83

      (Newser) - Henry Hyde, the former Illinois congressman who was a powerful conservative voice in the capital for decades, died today at 83. As the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Hyde took the lead in the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton. He was a vocal foe of abortion, sponsoring what came to be known as the Hyde Amendment, which cut off federal funding for the procedure. More »

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      obituary  • Chicago  • Illinois  • Republican Congress  • Henry Hyde

    • UCLA Handles MSU

      Associated Press  |  Nov 21, 07 7:37 AM CST

      UCLA Handles MSU

      (Newser) - UCLA bounced back from an awful first half to beat Michigan State 68-63. The Bruins struggled early, falling behind 36-25 at halftime, but the highly touted big man Kevin Love led the Bruins back with 21 points and 11 rebounds.  More »

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      basketball  • Florida  • Illinois  • Duke University  • UCLA

    • Ex-Ill. Governor Must Report to Federal Prison

      Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 6, 07 4:29 PM CST

      Ex-Ill. Governor Must Report to Federal Prison

      (Newser) - George Ryan will report to prison tomorrow after Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens today refused the ex-Illinois governor's request to stay free on bail while fighting a corruption conviction. Ryan, 73, will begin serving his 6½-year sentence in a Wisconsin prison, the Chicago Tribune reports. He was convicted in 2006 of steering lucrative contracts to friends and taking kickbacks. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • fraud  • Illinois  • John Paul Stevens  • racketeering

  • October 2007
  • September 2007

    • Homeland Security Sues Illinois Over Worker Plan

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 25, 07 8:03 PM CDT

      Homeland Security Sues Illinois Over Worker Plan

      (Newser) - Homeland Security is suing Illinois for effectively protecting illegals from a new federal crackdown, the Chicago Tribune reports. A DHS plan has companies submit data on workers, but Illinois' governor says the Feds are too slow and no good: "The Internet-based program has a less than 50 percent accuracy rate and takes 10 days to get results," a spokesperson said. More »

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      lawsuit  • immigration  • Illinois  • Michael Chertoff

    • Ill. Abortion Clinic Fights to Open

      Time  |  Sep 17, 07 4:26 PM CDT

      Ill. Abortion Clinic Fights to Open

      (Newser) - A federal judge will hear a lawsuit today alleging a Planned Parenthood clinic lost its permit on the eve of its opening due to pressure from anti-abortion groups. Officials in Aurora, Ill., maintain the permit they approved last winter withheld the facility’s true nature, and many in town are steamed, Time reports. The clinic has more than a dozen appointments set tomorrow. More »

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      lawsuit  • abortion  • Illinois  • judge  • Planned Parenthood

  • August 2007

    • Bears' Briggs Charged in Car Crash

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 28, 07 6:32 AM CDT

      Bears' Briggs Charged in Car Crash

      (Newser) - Bears linebacker Lance Briggs has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident after police found a wrecked and abandoned 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago yesterday on an Illinois highway. Briggs, 26, admitted he abandoned the car, posted $100 bond, and will appear in court in October to face the misdemeanor charge, the Tribune reports. More »

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      Illinois  • Chicago Bears  • car crash  • Lance Briggs  • Lamborghini

    • Midwest Threatened by Continued Flooding

      Associated Press  |  Aug 25, 07 9:05 AM CDT

      Midwest Threatened by Continued Flooding

      (Newser) - Heavy flooding continues to beset the Midwest, with the prospect of even more rain looming, the AP reports. In northern Illinois, 143,000 are still without power since storms hit Thursday. Rain has stopped, but flooding is still a danger for hundreds of thousands of people near swollen creeks and rivers; some rivers are approaching 50-year levels. More »

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      flood  • Illinois  • storm  • Wisconsin  • Midwest  • FEMA

    • Obama: the Accidental Candidate

      Washington Post  |  Aug 12, 07 7:58 AM CDT

      Obama: the Accidental Candidate

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s rapid ascent to top-tier presidential candidate was the stuff of lucky break after lucky break, as quiet charisma and other people’s sex scandals catapulted him to the top, the