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Mulligan questions Quinn on human services cuts

Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday he would outline about $1 billion in cuts to state government operations next week as he continued talking with lawmakers about passing a balanced state budget.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

Birkett to make second bid for state's attorney general

DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett plans to run for Illinois attorney general in 2010 -- even if incumbent Lisa Madigan seeks a third term.

Full Story updated 7/2/2009 5:03 PM

7,000 engine locks in use in state

Several thousand Illinois residents won't be able to hop in their cars and leave if they have one too many drinks at a Fourth of July party, thanks to a new law that already may be saving lives here and in other states.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 4:26 PM

Palin tops Blago for sitting duck award

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the United States.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 2:21 PM

SIU: Blago stumped for 2 law school applicants

Southern Illinois University says its review of whether former Gov. Rod Blagojevich or his allies tried to influence student admissions at the school turned up two possible cases.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 2:12 PM

Report: Nursing home allowed sexual abuse

A report from the Illinois Department of Public Health has found that a male resident at a LaSalle County-owned nursing home sexually abused 10 female residents.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:55 PM

Attorney shuffle continues in triple-slaying case

The father of a southwestern Illinois man accused of killing his wife and two sons may be getting a new attorney in a wrongful-death case involving his son.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:55 PM

Report: Giannoulias aide helped get teen in to U of I

According to a published report, a campaign adviser to state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias helped a politically connected applicant get in to the University of Illinois.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 10:13 AM

Downstate toddler drowns in relative's pool

Investigators say a 2-year-old boy has drowned in a relative's pool in the southern Illinois tourist town of Metropolis.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 10:03 AM

Former Blagojevich aide may plead guilty Wednesday

The next big court date in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case comes Wednesday when one of his top aides may plead guilty. John Harris, Blagojevich's former chief of staff, is due in court and his attorney says he may change his not guilty plea to guilty.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 7:17 AM

Study ranks state 4th for obese children

A national study puts Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentages of overweight or obese teenagers. The Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report ranks Illinois 10th for overweight children ages 10-17. The state ranks fourth for childhood obesity, behind Mississippi, Georgia and Kentucky.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 7:13 AM

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