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Why Blago's book deal might not be so golden

By Dan Carden Daily Herald Staff
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich might have thought his book deal was bleeping golden, but his two-term running mate will now decide if the impeached and ousted former gove...
Archer Daniels jumps after Citigroup upgrade

Bloomberg News
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Archer Daniels Midland Co., the second-largest U.S. ethanol producer, jumped in New York trading after Citigroup Inc. upgraded the stock, saying a drought in Argentina w...
Village gets say on slots, track fears being shut out

By Dan Carden Daily Herald Staff
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Arlington Heights would get a say on whether slot machines come to Arlington Park following a rewrite of a gambling expansion plan in the Illinois Senate T...
Sen. Burris has bumpy ride from Washington

Associated Press
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A spokesman says a plane carrying U.S. Sen. Roland Burris made an unscheduled landing in Pittsburgh after pilots reported mechanical problems. Burris spokesman Jim O'Con...
Information law changes 'just a draft,' official says

By Rob Olmstead Daily Herald Staff
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Take a deep breath, people. A day after Illinois legislative leaders floated a proposal for changes in the state's Freedom of Information Act that seems at polar opposit...
Video poker, alcohol taxes sent to governor's desk

By Nicole Milstead and John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House gave final approval Thursday to legalizing video poker, raising taxes on beer, wine and liquor and increasing vehicle fees to help pay f...
Tree trimmer dies during storm cleanup downstate

Associated Press
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Authorities in Carbondale say the cleanup from severe storms that raked southern Illinois earlier this month has killed a professional tree trimmer from Fl...
Lawmakers to schools: Do as I say, not as I drive

By Nicole Milstead Daily Herald Staff
May 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A few weeks ago, several Illinois senators rolled up to the Capitol, parked their foreign made cars, headed inside and then voted to require all drivers' e...
Illinois jobless rate hits 9.4 percent in April

Associated Press
May 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' unemployment rate jumped to 9.4 percent in April as companies continued to shed thousands of jobs. The number of jobless increased by more than 24,500 last mon...
Reform panel coming armed to Springfield Friday with bills

By Rob Olmstead Daily Herald Staff
May 20, 2009 11:00 pm - As the Illinois Reform Commission has pushed its agenda to retool Illinois government, one of the raps that Illinois legislators have pulled out against it has been a si...

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