Illinois
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U. of I. hikes tuition 2.6 percent
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The University of Illinois has raised tuition for freshman starting classes next fall by about 2.6 percent on each of its three campuses. University trustees' three-memb...
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Ill. lawmakers going home despite budget crisis
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers are heading back to work, but probably not for long. Legislators on Wednesday hope to vote on some technical issues related to a new st...
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Theft of hat from grave draws prison term
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - QUINCY -- A woman accused with her mother and boyfriend of taking a sheriff's department hat from the grave of a western Illinois law enforcer has been sentenced to five...
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Big rally, little action at CapitolJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn ordered lawmakers back to the Capitol on Tuesday and wants them to consider a tax increase. That didn't happen, but there was a big rally by people who re...
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Champaign shootings lead to standoff, evacuationsJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Two Champaign women have been hospitalized after being shot in an incident that led to a brief police standoff and the evacuation of a number of homes. Cham...
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Blagojevich documents may be unsealed
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Sealed court papers shedding light on a millionaire Springfield lobbyist who is a co-defendant in the corruption case against ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich may become publ...
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East St. Louis police investigate 2 deaths
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Police are investigating the deaths of two men killed in separate incidents in East St. Louis. The body of 44-year-old Ronald McFarland of Fairmont Cit...
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Suburban groups among budget cut protestersJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - If state budget cuts go through as planned next month, 165 Elgin area children would lose before- and after-school programs among other services offered th...
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State launches more mortgage relief help
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Homeowners have another place to look for mortgage relief. Officials of the Illinois Housing Development Authority say people can get new information on feder...
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Railroad paying evacuees from train derailment
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Canadian National Railway says it's offering compensation for northern Illinois residents displaced by a train derailment that caused an explosion. Spokesman...