Illinois
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Power coming back after winds whip parts of Ill.
Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Ameren has restored power to about 13,000 of the more than 42,000 customers who lost electric service during strong storms in western and central Illinois. ...
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Winds whip parts of Ill., knock out power
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Illinois unemployment hits 25-year high at 10.1 percentJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Unemployment reached 10.1 percent in May in Illinois -- an increase of 0.7 percent over April, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employme...
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Spokeswoman: Madigan met with Obama
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Ill. court rejects law on mandatory retirementJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court declared Thursday that a state law requiring judges to retire when they turn 75 is unconstitutional. The state's retirement law...
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Service agencies worry while lawmakers lock in budget stalemateJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban social service agencies warned of severe cuts under a proposed state budget Wednesday, even as lawmakers appeared to be playing chicken over how to resolve the ...
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Feds look for Blago role in university admissions
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State budget impasse delays $9 billion road construction planJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A $9 billion program of shovel-ready road construction projects that was supposed to create up to 80,000 jobs in Illinois this summer has been delayed due ...
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Ill. prisons chief: no closings yet
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State will no longer pay for indigent funerals