Illinois
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Crime is down, FBI saysJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Violent crime decreased by 2.5 percent nationwide and property crime declined 1.6 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to a preliminary report issued by the Federal Bure...
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Roger Walker heading for Prisoner Review Board
Jun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The outgoing head of the Illinois Department of Corrections has landed a new job on the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. Gov. Pat Quinn is replacing Roger ...
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Reform advocates left disappointed after Blagojevich ousterJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Aside from those in charge of Illinois, few seem pleased with the depth of reform to follow the arrest and ouster of Gov. Rod Blagojevich this year. "We are still waitin...
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Obama appoints Cameron Davis as Great Lakes czar
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Governor makes new pension board picksJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Several suburban residents are among the people Gov. Pat Quinn named to the boards overseeing the Teachers' Retirement System and State Board of Investment...
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Blago: I'm 'Mr. Mom' in wife's TV absence
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Suburban schools funding could lose political protectionJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The apparent demise of a more than decade-old political provision thrown into an education funding law could cost nearly a dozen suburban school districts ...
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Couple found fatally shot in West PeoriaJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- A husband and wife have been found shot dead in their West Peoria home. Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll pronounced 52-year-old Connie Selburg and her hu...
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Capital Q & A: Why your wallets aren't safe yetJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers left a rash of unanswered questions and unsolved problems at the Capitol over the weekend. The Daily Herald takes a quick look at some of those k...
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GOP overhaul runs out of gasJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A proposal requiring a change in how Illinois Republicans choose their party leaders never got a final vote before state lawmakers ended their spring sessi...