Blood banks urge donations before holiday travel
Illinois blood banks seek to raise supplies ahead of holidays as hectic schedules and more travel raise accident risks. Red Cross official Don Webb says regional stocks are adequate and above national averages, amid expected December strain.
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United stock falls as bankruptcy fears rise
United Airlines faces likely Chapter 11 as mechanics reject wage cuts and cash reserves dwindle. UAL Corp shares dive 31 percent to 2.51, after hitting 1.72, amid urgent labor negotiations and a federal loan guarantee at risk.
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LaHood seeks GOP challenger to Fitzgerald in 2004
Rep. Ray LaHood signals he will recruit a GOP rival to U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, criticizing Fitzgerald as independent to a fault over the Lincoln library dispute and federal funding. A feud with Illinois Republicans spurred LaHood's move, while Fitzgerald defended his actions and called LaHood's statements misstatements.
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Icy waters test top college sailors at Timme Angsten Regatta
CHICAGO AP. Sixty of the nation's best college sailors compete in Belmont Harbor for the 56th Timme Angsten Memorial Regatta. The race closes the fall sailing season as NWS forecasts mid 20s temperatures. Race officials call it extreme sailing amid chilly conditions and frequent boat course changes.
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