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Bail set at $125K for man accused of punching, robbing man, 79
Bail set at $125K for man accused of punching, robbing man, 79

A Gresham man was ordered held on $125,000 bail, accused of robbing a 79-year-old man last month and punching him so hard he had to undergo surgery, police said.

Speaker Madigan says cigarette tax hike could have trouble passing Speaker Madigan says cigarette tax hike could have trouble passing

SPRINGFIELD --- Speaker Michael Madigantoday said he doubted the governor’s proposed $1-a-pack hike in the cigarette tax will pass the House, a prospect that could leave a $675 million budget gap in he state's health care program for the poor. 
Two DuPage election board members are replaced in wake of review Two DuPage election board members are replaced in wake of review

DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin on Wednesday appointed two new trustees to the three-person board overseeing the DuPage Election Commission, one day after a report came out that criticized a broad range of practices at the bipartisan agency.
Nobel laureates close summit with appeal to world's youth Nobel laureates close summit with appeal to world's youth

Nobel Peace Laureates closed their summit in Chicago Wednesday by appealing to the world’s youth to pursue a better future.
Currency exchange hit by robber posing as postal worker Currency exchange hit by robber posing as postal worker

A man posing as a postal worker delivering a package robbed a Ravenswood currency exchange this afternoon, police said.
ACLU: 3 Indiana girls expelled over Facebook jokes ACLU: 3 Indiana girls expelled over Facebook jokes

The American Civil Liberties Union is fighting the expulsion of three eighth-graders in northwest Indiana for joking on Facebook about which classmates they would kill.
William Daley weighs in on Congress fix, bin Laden gamble William Daley weighs in on Congress fix, bin Laden gamble

Former White House chief of staff William Daley today offered his prescription for fixing a politically polarized Washington: imposing congressional term limits, doubling House terms to four years and ending archaic Senate rules.
Lake County hires attorney to investigate jail deaths Lake County hires attorney to investigate jail deaths

Lake County officials today appointed a private attorney to investigate whether any sheriff’s employee engaged in misconduct in connection with two recent deaths of Lake County Jail inmates.

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