Illinois
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Lawmakers have little to do as clock ticks on budget
Jun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Tuesday searching for some way to fill a $9.2 billion hole in the state budget. The date may be the only thin...
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DNR restricts boating on Rock River
Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Citing rising water, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is restricting boating on the Rock River in several counties in the northern part of state. The restric...
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3 die in small plane crash in Iowa
Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Federal Aviation Administration says three people have died in a single engine plane crash near the northwest Iowa town of Sheldon. FAA spokesman...
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Illinois among 13 states to reach deal with mortgage firm
Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. -- A Florida-based firm has agreed to pay Mississippi and 13 other states, incuding Illnois, $9 million to help them oversee the company's mortgage lendin...
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Blagojevich fundraiser Kelly gets 37 months in tax fraud caseJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Christopher G. Kelly, a fundraiser for indicted ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for trying to deceive the U.S. Internal Revenu...
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Proft announces GOP run for governor
Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Conservative Republican Dan Proft is running for Illinois governor. A political commentator on WLS radio, Proft announced Tuesday he's in the race because Illinois needs...
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Police officer jailed for alleged sex crimes
Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A 22-year veteran of the Springfield police department has been arrested and charged for alleged sex crimes. Kevin Barrington was arrested Sunday night at...
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Protesting bicyclist killed on cross-country ride
Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A Calif. man riding his bicycle across the country to protest government bailouts has been struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver in Illi...
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Downstate dad accused of putting toddler in dryer
Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A 21-year-old southern Illinois man was arrested on Father's Day after allegedly putting his 2-year-old son in a clothes dryer and burning him on the che...
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Local lawmakers call special budget meeting 'bizarre'Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Against the backdrop of thousands of people who rely on state services descending on the state Capitol to protest budget cuts, lawmakers return today under...