Illinois
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Liquor tax would spare Joe Six-PackMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Joe Six-Pack would be spared a tax increase in plans being assembled at the Capitol, but wine and liquor connoisseurs would pay more to help finance billio...
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Cullerton promises transparency on Senate projectsMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The new president of the Illinois Senate announced Thursday that all projects for senators that end up in the state budget will be clearly identified and t...
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Tollway contractors gets more cash, oversightMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois tollway leaders agreed to pay an extra $12.3 million to a contractor that's been criticized for issuing late toll violation notices and to hire outside experts ...
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Lawmakers ready wish lists for construction planMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban lawmakers are ready with extensive wish lists for their local communities if they're going to vote for a multibillion-dollar state construction pl...
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Tollway to pay contractor additional $12.3 mil
May 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Tollway's board of directors has agreed to pay an additional $12.3 million to a toll-collection company that officials last May said failed to issue violati...
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After Cook Co. sheriff's suit, Craigslist to pull 'erotic services' adsMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Following bad publicity from an allegedly related Boston murder and a lawsuit from Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, Craigslist shut down its 'erotic services' Web pages Wed...
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Quinn firm on proposed income tax increase
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Downstate vet charged with disabilities fraud
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Sheriff: Father killed young sons
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Lawmakers' pension perk scrapped; now they're like other state workersMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers voted Wednesday to wipe away a lucrative pension perk and instead have themselves treated like any other state employee. "The members of th...