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University Students Campaign to Ban Coca-Cola

Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:19:00 PM

Student and labor-rights groups across the country are using a decades-old phrase to denounce what they say are the Coca-Cola Company's egregious human rights abuses abroad. The once-popular phras ...   Full Story

Corruption Debate over Former Illinois Governors' Guilty Verdict

Thursday, April 27, 2006 6:05:00 PM

CHICAGO — Accused in federal court of corruption that steered contracts worth millions to friends in addition to financial benefits to himself, former Illinois governor George Ryan must pay back his d ...   Full Story

Illinois Resolution Demands Investigation into China's Organ Harvesting

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:22:00 PM

On April 19, the day before President Bush's meeting with the head of the Chinese communist regime, Hu Jintao, the Illinois General Assembly passed a House Resolution urging Bush "to discuss with ...   Full Story

Chicago Celebrates Earth Day's 37th Birthday

Monday, April 24, 2006 6:10:00 PM

The majority of the world celebrates Earth Day on March 21, the day of the spring equinox, but many eco-friendly Chicagoans will rise to the occasion on April 22 instead, aiming to paint the city a sh ...   Full Story

November Gubernatorial Election Still Anyone's Guess

Thursday, April 06, 2006 6:10:00 PM

Last week Illinois voters chose Judy Baar Topinka and Rod Blagojevich to be the state's respective republican and democratic candidates for the gubernatorial election this November. While this se ...   Full Story

Close Call in Springfield Sunday Storm

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 6:02:00 PM

Last week a record number of tornadoes tore through the Midwest. Estimates from the National Storm Prediction Center indicate that 113 tornadoes touched down throughout the region breaking a 16-year r ...   Full Story

Chicago's Planning Commission OK's Fordham Spire

Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:27:00 PM

CHICAGO — The Fordham Spire, a new residential and hotel tower designed by famed architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava, received approval last week from the City of Chicago Planning Commission. ...   Full Story

Not Just Another Pothole Fill

Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:10:00 PM

Robert Kelly, the new Dean of Dawson Technical Institute, had previously discussed some of the changes taking place at Dawson. Because of an ordinance introduced last year by Alderman William Beavers ...   Full Story

Dan Ryan to Get Two-Year Overhaul—Expect Delays

Friday, March 24, 2006 6:50:00 PM

"The Dan Ryan first opened more than 40 years ago and it is now feeling the effects of as many as 320,000 vehicles that travel the expressway every day," said Illinois Department of Transportation (ID ...   Full Story

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