Illinois
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Ill. lacks true role models as it seeks reform
May 09, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- As Illinois tries to shake its bad boy image of corruption, the state is finding few role models that prove it's possible to change a culture where shady ...
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Illinois confirms 421 cases of swine flu
May 09, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Health officials say they've confirmed 421 cases of swine flu in Illinois, including 187 in Chicago. Saturday's tally from the Illinois Department of Publ...
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Agreement reached on high-speed rail corridor
May 08, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Union Pacific Railroad and the state of Illinois announced an agreement Friday to assess what must be done to operate both freight and high-speed passenger...
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Illinois teen pleads guilty in OD death
May 07, 2009 11:00 pm - BELOIT, Wis. -- An Illinois teen has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and delivering heroin to a Beloit teen who overdosed. Nineteen-year-old Johnathon M. Handy of Rockto...
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Illinois confirms 393 cases of swine flu
May 07, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Health officials say swine flu has spread into southern Illinois with a single confirmed case in Franklin County. The Illinois Department of Public Health...
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Remains of once-missing man believed found
May 07, 2009 11:00 pm - METROPOLIS -- Authorities in southern Illinois' Massac County say they believe they've found the remains of an 84-year-old man who went missing 10 months ago. The discov...
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Civil unions proposals face dubious future in SpringfieldMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A proposed state law to recognize civil unions in Illinois faces an uncertain future at the Capitol. The proposal, which earlier this year cleared a House ...
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Gambling supporters say expansion debate not overMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Terry Link's plan to raise state revenue with three new land-based Illinois casinos may fall victim to the first rule of gambling: the house alw...
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Durbin lobbies for high-speed rail corridor between St. Louis, Chicago
May 07, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill are lobbying for a high-speed rail corridor between St. Louis and Chicago. T...
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Strong winds, possible tornadoes rip S. Illinois
May 07, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Thunderstorms packing 100-mph winds and spawning funnel clouds ransacked Southern Illinois Friday, snapping trees, peeling siding off homes and leaving tho...