Illinois
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People with kids, disabilities to feel the pinch without a state budgetJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Social service workers in the suburbs got advance notice of impending layoffs Wednesday, as confusion over funding reigned because of the state budget impasse. Many huma...
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Rockford murder suspect found camping
Jul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - EAGLE RIVER, Wis. -- A man suspected of killing his wife in Rockford, Ill. has been arrested in northern Wisconsin. Vilas County sheriff's deputies say the 65-year-old f...
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IDOT to makes holiday travel a bit easier
Jul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Driving can be tough on the July Fourth weekend but the Illinois Department of Transportation is trying to make it a bit easier. IDOT says it is suspendin...
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Tax increase showdown set in SpringfieldJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Setting up a showdown over tax increases, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday vetoed part of the state budget lawmakers had approved, saying it would have forced "...
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High court adopts new rules for lawyers
Jul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted new rules of professional conduct for state lawyers. The court says the changes announced Wednesday make up the fir...
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Morris repairman killed in Ind. bakery
Jul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Authorities say a worker died after he suffered an electrical shock while repairing a machine at a Fort Wayne bakery plant. The Allen County coroner'...
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Illinois among several states struggling with recession
Jul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois wasn't alone Wednesday in its failed efforts to beat a hard-luck budget deadline. More than a half-dozen states, their revenues evaporating in the recession, fr...
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20 Ill. inmates released to ease crowding
Jul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Crowding in the St. Clair County Jail is forcing the release of many of its prisoners. As part of a program called "Cop Out," 20 prisoners who were accused...
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More than 3,100 swine flu cases in state
Jul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Health officials say the number of swine flu cases in Illinois has risen to more than 3,100. There have been 13 deaths in the state from the virus. The Il...
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Walgreens walk-in clinics to test diabetes care
Jul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Diabetes care is coming to Walgreens. The nation's largest drugstore chain plans a pilot program offering chronic disease care in its Take Care walk-in health clinics. I...