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Medicines containing pseudoephedrine, shown in file photo, are shown behind the counter at the pharmacy in a Meijer store in Roseville, Mich. The Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys wants the drugs to be available only with a prescription.

Prosecutors want ban on over-the-counter pseudoephedrine

May 13, 2019 at 1:25 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Prosecutors urged Indiana legislators Wednesday to ban over-the-counter sales of a common cold medicine used to make methamphetamines and stiffen sentences for convicted drug dealers. The Association of...

After massacre in Syria, Syrian-Americans protest in Chicago and call for U.S. intervention

December 24, 2018 at 5:08 a.m.

Members of Chicago's Syrian-American community gathered Sunday under a sweltering sun, calling for President Barack Obama to lead the ouster of the Middle Eastern country's ruler, President Bashar Assad. In...

Syrian-American protest calls for ouster of ruler

December 24, 2018 at 5:11 a.m.

Members of Chicago's Syrian-American community gathered Sunday under a sweltering sun, calling for President Barack Obama to lead the ouster of the Middle Eastern country's ruler, President Bashar al-Assad. Half...

Eugene Polley, 1915-2012

December 24, 2018 at 4:20 a.m.

Television watchers have cause to lift their remote controls for a moment of silence. Eugene Polley, 96, inventor of the first wireless channel changer, died of natural causes Sunday, May...

Mayor pay would jump nearly 500% under proposal

May 16, 2019 at 10:41 a.m.

Being elected mayor of Willowbrook could soon come with an added perk – nearly five times the pay. Under a proposal before the village board, the per-meeting stipend of up...

Mayor pay would jump nearly 500% under proposal

December 24, 2018 at 10:17 a.m.

Being elected mayor of Willowbrook could soon come with an added perk – nearly five times the pay. Under a proposal before the village board, the per-meeting stipend of up...

In tough times, municipalities turn to volunteers to get the job done

December 24, 2018 at 1:08 a.m.

Volunteers in Downers Grove have offered to paint a five-story downtown parking garage. Evanston uses free labor for such everyday tasks as installing computers and keeping library bookshelves well-stocked. And...

Students, parents pack meeting on teacher layoffs at Oak Park-River Forest High School

December 23, 2018 at 11:29 p.m.

Student and parents descended on Oak Park and River Forest High School on Wednesday evening to express their frustration over the dismissal of non-tenured teachers during a special meeting called...

Oak Park, River Forest High School’s board calls meeting over layoff protests

December 24, 2018 at 9:59 a.m.

The Oak Park and River Forest High School board is calling a special community meeting to discuss recent layoffs of non-tenured teachers following outcry from students who believe the dismissals...

Students protest teacher layoffs at OPRF High School

December 24, 2018 at 9:56 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School students are protesting layoffs of nontenured teachers, saying school district policies aren't fair to experienced educators. Each spring school districts set staffing rosters...

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