Illinois
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Quinn holds jobs plan hostage for ethics and tax hikeMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In his March budget speech, Gov. Pat Quinn prodded lawmakers to quickly send him a massive construction plan so he could sign it and get Illinoisans back t...
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Senate rejects giving local prosecutors new wire tap powersMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A state Senate panel on Friday balked at approving criminal law reforms proposed by the Illinois Reform Commission saying the proposals were too broad, not...
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House leaders surveyed on ethics ideasMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - As part of its effort to take the pulse of the General Assembly on proposed ethics reforms, the Daily Herald asked the top Republican and Democrat in the I...
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How your lawmakers votedMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted 86-30 with one member voting "present" to raise alcohol taxes, legalize video gambling at bars and increase vehicles fees in order...
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Illinois' Weber gets 50 percent raise, extension
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - University of Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber is getting a big raise after his team's surprising turnaround last season. University trustees voted Thursday to rais...
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Corruption in Illinois costs each family $109 as reform stallsMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that former Governor Rod Blagojevich is out of the way, Illinois politicians are getting back to business as usual, Chicago style. "I don't believe we'll see any rea...
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Blago now has 2 defense lawyers, wants more
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Lawmakers approve sweeping ethics plans targeting cronies, lobbyistsMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House set about issuing sweeping ethics reforms Thursday that would change the way the state does business in the wake of former Gov. Rod Blag...
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Lincoln pitcher for auction in Ohio
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Is public transit getting shortchanged in capital bill?May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not quite the $10 billion they sought but public transit leaders weren't about to bite the hand that just fed them $1.8 billion in reacting to new capital funding f...