Illinois
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Farmers plant more corn than expected in 2009
Jun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture s...
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HUD announces $94.7 mil. in funding for housing
Jun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced nearly $94.7 million in national stimulus funding for affordable housing projects ...
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Levine pal to be sentenced in tax fraud
Jun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The business partner of the government's key witness at the trial of convicted influence peddler Tony Rezko is slated to be sentenced for hiding $3 million from the tax ...
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Sheriff: Stuffed animal may have sparked fatal mauling
Jun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - JOHNSTON CITY -- Investigators say a dog mauling that killed a southern Illinois boy may have been set off by the stuffed animal the 3-year-old child was carrying. Willi...
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Conservation police on the prowl for drunk boaters this weekend
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State officials are stepping up monitoring for drunk boaters this holiday weekend. The Department of Natural Resources' police force will be on the lookou...
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Commerce company says it will hire 60 employeesJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - COMMERCE, Ga. -- A refrigeration component manufacturer says it is hiring 60 new employees for a new production line. The Burr Ridge, Illinois-based Hansen Technologies ...
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Ex-U of I official: 'wanted to deny' some students
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - A former admissions official at the University of Illinois testified Monday that the school should discontinue use of a special system for admitting politically connecte...
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Farmers plant more corn than expected in 2009
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said T...
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House votes to borrow money amid budget mess
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House wants to borrow $2.3 billion to help piece together a new state budget. The House voted 101-7 on Monday for a plan to borrow the money ...
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City may allow ice cream trucks again
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LOVES PARK -- A northern Illinois community may bring back what for many people remains an enduring memory of childhood: The ice cream truck. Loves Park, just north of R...