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By Sara Olkon, Chicago Tribune
Abortion opponents are crying foul over an 11th-hour decision by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to further delay the enforcement of a parental notification law.
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By The Associated Press, Crain's Chicago Business
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., a mainstay of Chicago's freight rail industry, making a $34 billion bet on the future of the U.S. economy.
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Illinois curb on minors' abortions nears
By Monica Davey, The New York Times
CHICAGO — Illinois officials are expected to decide Wednesday when to begin enforcing a state law requiring doctors to notify a parent of anyone under 18 who seeks an abortion. The decision could prove to be a concluding chapter in the state's debate, more than a quarter-century old, over parental notification.
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Jim Ryan defends his ties to Stuart Levine
By Ray Long and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune
Former Republican Attorney General Jim Ryan stepped back onto the political stage for the first time in seven years on Tuesday and quickly found himself on the defensive over his longtime association with a top fundraiser later convicted of corruption.
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Foreclosure filings spike in collar counties
By Mary Ellen Podmolik, Chicago Tribune
Once commonly viewed as a problem affecting low-income urban neighborhoods, new data show the greatest percentage increases in foreclosures are occurring not within the city of Chicago, where they declined during the third quarter, but in the suburban collar counties, which are using their limited means to help residents.
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Quinn to tap 4 new board members for Chicago State
By Jodi S. Cohen, Chicago Tribune
Gov. Pat Quinn plans today to name four new board members to Chicago State University, the troubled South Side school at risk of losing its accreditation because of poor recruitment, retention and graduation rates.
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U of I trustees pick temporary president
By Christopher Wills, The Associated Press, The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale)
URBANA, ILL -- Trying to regroup after an admissions scandal, trustees at the University of Illinois accepted the resignation of the school's president on Saturday and named a popular former president as his temporary replacement.
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Report: 11 states emerging from recession
By David Harrison
It’s going to be a long, hard climb out of the current economic downturn for many recession-ridden states hit hard by the housing crash, unemployment and shrinking revenues. But as the national economy starts its slow recovery, 11 states and the District of Columbia are showing signs of emerging from the recession, according to a new report.
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