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Gingko doesn't fight Alzheimer's
The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans.
Crime down again in Ill., drops in every category
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.---- Crime in Illinois fell by more than 3 percent last year, continuing a 13-year slide that resulted in 210,000 fewer crimes than in 1994, according to data released Wednesday by the Illinois State Police.
Devine's No. 2 joining U.S. attorney
After serving as the No. 2 man under Cook County State's Attorney Dick Devine for years, Robert Milan is leaving the office -- but he isn't going too far.
Workers volunteer as money gets tight
Ex-Aurora man arrested in baby's death
A former Aurora man who eluded police for 12 years after being charged in the death of his infant daughter was caught near the Mexican border after entering the U.S. illegally and going to a Texas bar, authorities said.
Teens: We're great
Today's teens are far more likely than their parents to believe they're great people, destined for maximum success, a study says.
Gov wants to cut spending 8%
Facing a $2 billion budget gap, Gov. Blagojevich said Tuesday he'll ask legislators for the OK to cut state agencies' spending 8 percent by next summer. That would spur more layoffs and service cuts. He also said he'll seek more than $1 billion a year from Washington over three years.
Our 1st black attorney general?
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for attorney general is Eric Holder, a former No. 2 Justice Department official in the Clinton administration.
Man breaks into jail
PADUCAH, Ky.---- Chad Toy's escape from jail wasn't what shocked his jailers; it was his plea to be let back in.
Pirates frighten ships into huge detour
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A major shipping group on Tuesday ordered its more than 90 tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal after pirates seized a Saudi supertanker carrying $100 million in crude.
No gay high school -- at least not in '09
Missionary loses his religion in Brazilian jungle
Southwest to buy more slots at LaGuardia
DALLAS---- Southwest Airlines Co. has agreed to pay $7.5 million for bankrupt ATA Airlines' landing slots at New York's LaGuardia Airport, a move that would raise Southwest's profile in the nation's largest air market.
Northwestern warns students of robbery attempts
Northwestern University officials are advising students to be careful when walking at night after the second attempted robbery of a student in less than a week.
