All Stories from February 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Highlights of Quinn’s budget proposalFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - SPENDING: $33.8 billion in general funds, a 0.15 percent increase over the current budget. That includes a $163 million “surplus” that can be used to reduce the backlog ...
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Brownfield for Illinois Senate Dist. 23, DemocratFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - The race to represent the Democrats in the state Senate’s 23rd District features three highly engaging candidates, all of whom combine energetic thinking and a sincere i...
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S. Illinois man will lead Civil Air PatrolFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE — The Civil Air Patrol has named a southern Illinois man as its new leader in the state. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Ricky Oeth of Mascoutah wil...
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EU suspends copyright treaty ratificationFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS — The European Commission, facing steep opposition, is suspending efforts to ratify an international anti-counterfeiting agreement and instead referring it to E...
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Quotes, reaction from Gov. Quinn’s budget addressFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivered his fiscal year 2013 budget address on Wednesday. Here are quotes from the speech and reaction from state leaders. “Today...
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ADM to eliminate 1,200 jobsFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - DECATUR — Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday that it is firing 175 people at its headquarters in Illinois as part of a plan to cut what it now says will be 1,200 mo...
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Dist. 204 substitute teacher banned after duct tape incidentFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - A substitute teacher will never work again at an Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school after doing nothing to stop a fourth-grader from binding himself with duct tape,...
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Oil hovers above $106 as Iran tensions mountFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - SINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered above $106 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid concern that conflict over Iran’s nuclear program could lead to global crude supply disruptions...
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Churches bring Ash Wednesday to people on the goFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Commuters hurrying to work Wednesday morning got a dose of faith as local churches visited Metra stations across suburbs to offer Ash Wednesday prayers and ashes for man...
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Ford boosts pay for directors 25%, raises Edsel Ford II feesFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Ford Motor Co. boosted annual compensation for board members by 25 percent and will pay 29 percent more to Edsel Ford II, its founder’s great-grandson, for his work as a...