Illinois
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SIU Med School gets grant to study breast cancer
Jul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A scientist at Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine has been awarded a three-year federal grant from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer ...
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Judge OK's $78,473.80 for Blago lawyers fees
Jul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The judge presiding over former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case has approved the release of $78,473.80 from his campaign fund to pay his lawyers and buy them offi...
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Divisive GOP primary for Senate ahead?Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Republicans appeared in disarray Friday over a looming Senate primary with the party's own chairman emerging as a potential challenger to U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk. I...
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Quinn shelves tax hike proposal until fall
Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday he is shelving his proposal for a major tax increase until November in an effort to end budget gridlock at the state Capitol an...
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State planning for swine flu vaccine drive in fall
Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois health officials have started planning for a massive vaccine campaign that could target both seasonal and swine flu. The state will receive $11.5 million in gra...
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Sen. Burris makes it official: 'I will not run'Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Disappointing a roomful of supporters chanting "Run, Roland, Run," U.S. Sen. Roland Burris officially announced Friday that he would not seek his Senate seat in the 2010...
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BGA asks Quinn to hold off on signing construction billJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - A government watchdog group is asking Gov. Pat Quinn to delay signing a $29 billion construction bill until public hearings are held on video poker gambling expansion, w...
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Burris decision raises questions of politics and race moving forwardJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - With Roland Burris exiting the U.S. Senate picture, the resulting question involves the reality of race and its influence among Chicago's often-crucial bla...
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No drugs found in slain mother, sons
Jul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - WATERLOO -- Lab tests revealed no drugs or alcohol in the bodies of a mother and her two sons found strangled in their Illinois home, a coroner revealed Friday during an...
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State fire marshal warning on smoke detectors
Jul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' fire marshal wants residents to check their smoke detectors. Fire Marshal David Foreman wants people to check to see if they are using a smoke detector that wa...