Marengo
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Lawmaker warns construction funds are in dangerMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With time running short at the Capitol for a budget deal, one suburban lawmaker said talk of billions of dollars worth of state-sponsored construction may...
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Illinois House votes to let campus cops carry gunsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In an attempt to boost campus safety, the Illinois House voted Wednesday to let all university police officers carry guns while on duty. Though state Rep....
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Pace vows to remedy service problemsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Mea culpas by Pace leaders failed to stem the tide of angry riders who accused the agency of mismanaging services for Chicagoans with disabilities Wednesday. "We had an ...
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Construction costs a political hang-upMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Around the Capitol, the perception is that "everyone" wants new roads, bridges and schools. The problem is no one can agree on how to pay for them. There ...
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Water use still under scrutinyMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Water could become a scarce commodity in the 11-county Chicago area in the coming decades, but how much so will depend on several variables. The Chicago Metropolitan Age...
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House votes down officials' pay hikesMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House voted Wednesday to reject pay increases of $7,000 next year, citing a lagging economy and litany of unfinished business at the Capitol....
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Putting brakes on bus disputeMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A settlement could come as soon as this week in a dispute over which union should represent bus drivers in Community Unit District 300, a labor official said Wednesday. ...
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Funding cuts fall hard on those seeking jobs in McHenryMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Wolff is assistant director of the McHenry County Workforce Network Although McHenry County is not the only county in Illinois, or the country, to experience a declinin...
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Accuser trips on assault detailsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Drunk and vulgar, former law-enforcement officer Leslie Lunsmann locked himself in a washroom with a female worker at his bar, urinated in front of her then shoved a han...
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Briefs: Reward in bank heistsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The FBI is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information about a trio of March bank robberies, including armed robberies in Huntley and Elburn. Agents think the same ma...