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Illinois Senate Votes to Ban Texting while Driving
(WGN-AM) - The Illinois Senate has joined the campaign against motorists who send text messages while driving. Senators voted 45-6 to make texting behind the wheel a traffic violation like speeding. Sponsoring Democratic Sen. Martin Sandoval of Cicero...Tags: WGN, Dave Syverson, Illinois, Elections
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Officials go after lifeblood of Outfit
By targeting mob-owned video gambling and sports bookmaking operations in a grand jury indictment handed down Monday, federal authorities acknowledged the importance of illicit gambling to the Chicago underworld. "The lifeblood of the Chicago Outfit is...Tags: Entertainment, Labor Legislation, Casino and Gambling, Illinois, Justice System
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Crime rates off the mark
Tribune staff reporterThe Illinois State Police used flawed population estimates last year that caused the agency to report inaccurate crime rates for dozens of communities statewide, officials acknowledged Tuesday. The flawed 1999 crime rates made some places--like those...Tags: Crimes, Berwyn, Champaign County (Illinois), U.S. Department of Justice, Business
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Crime falls in Illinois 6th year in a row
Tribune staff reporterCrime in Illinois dipped again last year, continuing a remarkable and historic six-year run in which fewer people were murdered, robbed or raped, according to figures new from the state police. With the number of reported crimes falling by 2.7 percent in...Tags: Entertainment, Will County, Theft, Illinois, University Park (Will, Illinois)
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U.S. drops hammer on who's who of mob
Tribune staff reportersAdditional material published April 27, 2005: CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS. A graphic explaining the alleged infrastructure of the Chicago Outfit mob on Page 18 of Tuesday's main news section incorrectly used a picture of businessman Frank Calabrese...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Family, Labor Legislation, Law Enforcement, Tourism and Leisure
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Tax proposal shifts pain
Tribune staff reporterFrom wealthy big-city enclaves to middle-income Downstate communities, homeowners would see a 20 percent increase on average in their combined property and state income tax bills if Illinois overhauls how it pays for public schools, a Tribune computer...Tags: Referenda, Will County, Family, Elgin, Property
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El emprendedor espíritu latino
El SentinelHay un espacio en el medio oeste norteamericano que refleja el espíritu empresarial y fuerza emprendedora que tienen muchos hispanos inmigrantes en Estados Unidos. Cicero, una ciudad en Illinois, ha visto la transformación de su downtown gracias a la...Tags: Univision (tv network), Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Puerto Rico, Condoleezza Rice
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