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Detainees: coming soon to a prison near you?

Global Politics

The federal government needs a place to move Guant-namo Bay detainees if they hope to close the detention camp, as President Obama has promised. One of the places the government is considering is Thomson Correctional Center, in Thomson, Illinois.

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A crowded race to fill Rahm Emanuel’s seat in Congress

Global Politics
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Around the nation with The Takeaway: Chicago

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