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High Blood Pressure Education Month: State health department encourages healthy lifestyles
Reducing sodium consumption by just 30 percent could prevent more than 100,000 cases of high blood pressure and save more than $200 million in medical costs in Illinois, where cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke remain a leading cause of death. Comment?
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Legislation to Ban Teen Tanning in Illinois Heads to Gov. Quinn
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... to ban minors from indoor tanning beds was sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday after being approved by the Illinois Senate. House Bill 188, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont), would ban Illinois minors age 17 and younger ... Comment?
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Settler's Hill redevelopment talk gearing up again
... into the landform. Everything we do will have to be infill." Waste Management, which manages the landfill, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency also must sign off on anything the county and or forest preserve chooses to do on the ... Comment?
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Caseyville man sentenced in health care fraud case
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... served, three years of supervised released, a fine of $100 and ordered to pay restitution of $420 to the state of Illinois and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Geary pleaded guilty to one count of false statement related to health care ... Comment?
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Clinton urges Illinois to OK gay marriage; Jackson opposed, for now
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Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, in a tactful way, essentially said Clinton doesn't have to answer to voters in the 114th Illinois House District. Comment?
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Belleville PD: Secret video of female students made by Althoff athletes
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Chief William Clay Jr. declined to discuss the specifics of the case because the suspects are juveniles, but said it was an investigation into a violation of the Illinois law against unauthorized video recording in a rest room or locker room. Comment?
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Racing board optimistic about gambling expansion in state
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This topic was a major focus of the Illinois Racing Board's meeting held Tuesday morning at Fairmount Park in Collinsville. Comment?
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Three metro-east schools recognized for dedication to good character
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... Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis. For more information, visit http://www.characterplus.org . The Illinois State Board of Education is taking applications from high school students interested in serving on the state agency's Student ... Comment?
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Mountain Brook native Mac Styslinger and Virginia earn national tennis title over UCLA
Virginia's Mac Styslinger hits a return during a doubles match against UCLA's Dennis Novikov and Marcos Giron at the NCAA men's team tennis championship at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex Tuesday, May 21, 2013, on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill. Comment?
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IMMIGRATION: Another state closer to allowing non-citizens to drive legally
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... the views of people in his district, he said. The law will make Nevada the fifth state - joining Utah, New Mexico, Illinois and Washington - with laws allowing non-citizens, with state permission, to drive legally. Authorities estimate more than ... Comment?
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Strata-X Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and Appoints a New Corporate Secretary in Canada
... and development with a variety of exploration opportunities in North Dakota, California, Colorado, Texas, Illinois and Western Australia and production and development opportunities in California. Strata-X has 123,752,453 common shares outstanding ... Comment?
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Woman Robbed and Burglarized; County Seeking Help Finding Suspect
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... interviewed for more details about the robber and the vehicle he was driving. It's possible the car had temporary Illinois plates, Kaupas said. Anyone with information about the burglary, robbery or suspect is asked to call the Will County Sheriff's ... Comment?
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Is Tom Cross Considering State-Wide Office Run?
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State Rep. And House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego may be considering a run for Illinois Attorney General. Comment?
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UMWA President Cecil Roberts Among 14 Arrested At Rally In St. Louis
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... in a dispute with bankrupt Patriot Coal, the union said in a news release. Demonstrators came from Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and other states to protest the possible loss of health care benefits for more than ... Comment?
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United restarts 787 flights after grounding
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MAY 20: Flight attendants relax after arriving at O'Hare International Airport aboard a United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Houston May 20, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Comment?
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Testimony conflicts in bank robbery trial
... Honeysuckle Lane, Champaign, is charged with two counts of armed robbery for the May 8, 2012, holdup of the Central Illinois Credit Union, 2106 W. John St., C, and the May 21, 2012, holdup of the Marine Bank, 1001 S. Neil St., C. Federal prosecutors ... Comment?
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New construction kicks off at Chicago Executive Airport
Prospect Heights Mayor Nicholas Helmer, fourth from left, Susan Shea, director of the Illinois Division of Aeronautics, and Wheeling Village President Dean Argiris lift the shovels during a groundbreaking for a new facility by Hawthorne Global Aviation Service that includes a new hangar, executive terminal and executive offices on the Prospect ... (more) Comment?
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Analysis: Pension cuts might save less than thought
Number crunchers at the Illinois pension funds say a union-backed plan to cut public employee benefits might not save the cash-strapped state as much money as previously believed. Comment?
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Lang takes name off gambling bill
The longtime promoter of expanding Illinois gambling has taken his name from a bill over "perceived conflict of interest" with his law firm. Comment?
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West Aurora High School graduation
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Graduate Robert Isaiah Acosta stands as he is introduced during the West Aurora High School Class of 2013 commencement at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb. Comment?
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