Illinois
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Social service groups decry likely state budget cutsJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - McHenry County social service groups on Tuesday offered to help solve the state's budget impasse. Representatives from six county agencies that serve at-risk clients sai...
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SIU's med school shares in $8.6 million grant
Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A scientist at Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine will share in an $8.6 million federal grant to continue his study of aging and longevity....
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Burris interviewed by prosecutor
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Would massive state layoffs make recession worse?Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - If Illinois state workers are laid off under the bare-bones budget lawmakers approved last month, the effects will go beyond the possibility of criminals b...
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State education leaders to discuss additional spending cutsJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - State education leaders thought they'd submitted a lean budget proposal to the General Assembly earlier this year, but now it looks like they'll have to cut closer to th...
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2 children shot in separate incidents
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Unpaid days off not an option in IllinoisJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - While Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn could unilaterally start state worker layoffs after giving the employees' union 30 days notice, other states have tried to fi...
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Hearing held to decide release of sexual predator
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3 more swine flu deaths in state
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4 ex-high school wrestlers charged in assault