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Detroit Gives Job Seekers Home Team Advantagenew

To counter the exodus of city workers, the Detroit City Council passed an ordinance giving a 15-point "domicile credit" to those seeking civil service jobs.
Metro Times  |  Nancy Kaffer  |  07-15-2005  |  Politics

Child's Value Can't Be Measured in Adoption Feesnew

A discount kid adopted in the 1960s considers what she'll tell her own adopted son if he ever asks what it cost to adopt him.
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  02-21-2005  |  Commentary

Where the Boys Arenew

Lee is 28 years old, lives at home with his parents and will let you jerk him off for $25. He says his line of work is even more dangerous than a female prostitute's.
Riverfront Times  |  Ben Westhoff  |  09-23-2004  |  Sex

Keyes to Victory? The Illinois GOP Banks on Blusternew

Illinois Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Maryland export Alan Keyes, has a history of failed campaigns based on extreme right-wing rhetoric -- but he's somehow managed to escape intense media scrutiny.
Illinois Times  |  John K. Wilson  |  08-12-2004  |  Politics

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