Illinois

Illinois

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  Americans hang on after recession claims wealth

  Looking back, the financial lives many Americans enjoyed until just a few years ago can seem like a mirage. On a suburban cul-de-sac northwest of ... 

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  Obama, world want bold signs from Europe at G-20

  With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its financial mess and ... 

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  Obama proposal to raise dropout age falls flat

  President Barack Obama's call for states to raise the minimum age at which students can drop out of high school seems about as popular as a homework ... 

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  Fair shot or freedom? Words define campaign 2012

  If sometimes it seems like the two candidates for president are speaking different languages, the reason is simple: They are. President Barack Obama ... 

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  Dempster dominates again, Cubs beat Red Sox 3-0

  Ryan Dempster realizes his days with the Chicago Cubs could be winding down, particularly if he keeps this up. He's dominating, and a contender just ... 

• Collapse still stings Epstein

  Theo Epstein still can't erase the Boston Red Sox's collapse last season from his mind. Now the Chicago Cubs' president of baseball operations, he ... 

• Documents: R. Kelly owes nearly $5M in taxes

  R&B star R. Kelly, who last year saw his suburban Chicago mansion fall into foreclosure, now has the Internal Revenue Service at his door. The Chicago ... 

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  Study: Cougars again spreading across Midwest

  Cougars are again spreading across the Midwest a century after the generally reclusive predators were hunted to near extinction in much of the region, ... 

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  9 jurors chosen for Hudson family murder trial

  Nine people have been chosen so far to sit on the jury for the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and ...