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Gov. Pat Quinn on pension mess: ‘Everything is on the table’
Gov. Pat Quinn took his case for a budgetary crash diet directly to state lawmakers Wednesday, pushing a grim assortment of prison closures and spending cuts in a spending plan that he said wasn’t built around “budget fantasies” but rather “hard realities.” Pension reform must be done “in a way that’s meaningful, constitutional and fair to the employees,” he said.
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Park Forest woman rescued after explosion, neighbor file lawsuit
Updated: 2012-02-22 16:19:19
A Park Forest woman who was rescued in dramatic fashion after her townhome exploded last year, and her neighbor, whose townhome also was destroyed, have filed a lawsuit claiming the explosion occurred after natural gas lines were struck during a village water system improvement project. …Read More
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Bond set at $400K for Blue Island man facing felony DUI charges
Bond was set at $400,000 on Wednesday for a Blue Island man charged with DUI in a fatal chain-reaction crash with a CTA bus and a beer truck Monday afternoon. Walter Thompson, 30, allegedly tried to run away from the wreck after the 2006 Hyundai …Read More
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- Orland Township switches law firms
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News
Bond set at $400K for Blue Island man facing felony DUI charges
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Gov. Pat Quinn on pension mess: ‘Everything is on the table’
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Churches prepare for Ash Wednesday
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Tollway schedules I-294 lane closures
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Park Forest woman rescued after explosion, neighbor file lawsuit
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Orland Township switches law firms
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Two Southland men with big plans launch concert-webcasting business
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Kadner: Property tax freeze bill sails out of state House
Sports
Boys Basketball: Thornwood defeats Andrew
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Boys Basketball: Crete-Monee tops T.F. South
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Girls Basketball: Lincoln-Way East KOs Homewood-Flossmoor
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Girls Basketball: Morgan Park bounces Rich Central
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Girls Basketball: Hillcrest casts aside Oak Forest
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Wrestling: Lockport clinches state berth
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Wrestling: Sandburg steamrolls Mount Carmel
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Wrestling: Lincoln-Way West bows to Montini
Business
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Home sales up in Chicago area, price declines continue
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Taxpayers hanging onto savings, retailers survey says
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Obama seeks 28 percent corporate tax rate
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Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since 2008, but can’t hold gains
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ComEd chief Frank Clark retiring after blazing hard career path
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Kraft sees higher sales, profit in 4Q
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Wal-Mart’s 4Q results show rebounding US business
Entertainment
Lyric Opera’s ‘Show Boat’ is vibrant and fresh
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Iron Maiden booked at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park
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‘Safe House,’ ‘Vow’ dominate holiday weekend
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Elaborating on Entertainment: ‘The Vow’ and films for hopeless romantics
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Most episodes ever? ‘Simpsons’ to air No. 500
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Houston’s voice soars at NJ hometown funeral
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Greatest hits, friendship story in ‘Always... Patsy Cline’
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Stars make ‘This Means War’ tolerable
Spotlight
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Reader's choice: inspiration in action
- Winter is best for planning outdoor projects
- What breast cancer has taught Dr. Laura Berman
- ToDrive: Sierra and Silverado HD pickups are macho machines
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Top 12 Wisconsin travel attractions for 2012
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3 changes to improve your heart health
- Fire safety: Here's how to prevent burn injuries
Lifestyles
Crete-Monee graduate working on a well-orchestrated success story
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