Articles filed under Illinois
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Jones acting like a politician at the end of his runOct 31, 2021 5:36 pm - If this year's legislative session is any indication, Democratic Senate President Emil Jones Jr. appears like a politician at the end of his run. The old-school lawmaker...
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Romney draws longest straw at pollOct 31, 2021 5:32 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the first-ever Illinois Republican Party presidential straw poll Thursday, an event designed more to spur intere...
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Hastert: Leaving on his own termsOct 31, 2021 5:36 pm - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert might not serve out the rest of his term, setting up the possibility of a special election to find a replacement. Hastert, who will f...
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Democrats clash on state budgetOct 31, 2021 5:21 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday defended his decision to wipe out lawmakers' projects and instead spend the money on health care expansion that had been ...
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Police creating checkpoints to watch for drunken driversOct 31, 2021 5:18 pm - Police across the state will set up a dragnet of roadside checkpoints to nab drunken drivers over the next two weeks, authorities said Tuesday. The $1.7 million operatio...
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesOct 31, 2021 5:15 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...
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Ex-death row inmate turned advocate gets 30 years in prisonOct 31, 2021 5:15 pm - A former death row inmate who became a symbol of a badly broken criminal justice system harangued prosecutors and denounced a federal judge Tuesday before being sentence...
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School districts furious state won't issue approved grant moneyOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - The superintendents of two DuPage County school districts are fuming over why they won't be able to access long-promised school construction dollars this year. A spendin...
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Give women's sports air timeOct 31, 2021 5:14 pm - A few weeks ago, the Big Ten Network announced its commitment to athletic event equality. The announcement should have made headlines, but instead received little to no ...
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Illinois State Fair set to open todayOct 31, 2021 5:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A farmyard scene sculpted of butter, a contest for the best "breakfast on a stick," and harness races at the Grandstand. Yes, it's Illinois State Fair tim...