Friday, March 16, 2012

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Quinn to appeal FEMA decision denying aid to southern Illinois counties
Quinn to appeal FEMA decision denying aid to southern Illinois counties

Gov. Pat Quinn will file an appeal this morning with the federal agency that denied aid to five southern Illinois counties devastated by tornadoes earlier this month.

Politics takes center stage in Chicago area Friday Politics takes center stage in Chicago area Friday

The Illinois Republican presidential primary campaign will become more high-profile Friday with the first appearances of Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in the suburbs.
Man rescued from Chicago River near Goose Island Man rescued from Chicago River near Goose Island

Chicago firefighters rescued a man in the Chicago River near Goose Island at Division and Elston Streets early Friday morning, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Rod Blagojevich enters federal prison in Colorado to start 14-year sentence Rod Blagojevich enters federal prison in Colorado to start 14-year sentence

— After a goodbye tour that stretched from Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Rod Blagojevich turned, waved and disappeared Thursday behind a darkened doorway of a federal prison.
3 wounded in separate South, West side shootings 3 wounded in separate South, West side shootings

Three people were shot between 10:02 p.m. and 10:14 p.m. Thursday night, according to Chicago police.
Maywood: Charges in November slaying of taxi driver Maywood: Charges in November slaying of taxi driver

Authorities charged two Maywood men with a gang-related shooting in that village that left a 56-year-old cab driver dead and a 68-year-old man wounded last fall.
Tollway interchange work begins this weekend in northwest suburbs Tollway interchange work begins this weekend in northwest suburbs

Thousands of motorists who use the spaghetti bowl interchange between the Tri-State and Jane Addams Memorial tollways will soon encounter a headache-inducing detour.
5 people, including 2 teens, wounded in separate Chicago shootings 5 people, including 2 teens, wounded in separate Chicago shootings

Five people, including two teenagers, were wounded in shootings this afternoon and evening, Chicago officials said.

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