Illinois
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Cops: Guard shot, killed outside Ill. strip club
May 06, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON PARK -- Authorities say a security guard at a southwestern Illinois strip club died when he accidentally shot himself in the chest. Investigators say 38-year-...
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U.S. Steel idles Ala. plant like 1 in Ill.
May 06, 2009 11:00 pm - GRANITE CITY -- A move by United States Steel to idle its plant in Alabama may not bode well for 2,000 workers laid off months ago from a similar factory owned by the co...
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Panel forwards bill that blocks pay raises
May 06, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A panel of lawmakers has voted to send to the full Illinois House legislation that would block an automatic cost-of-living pay raise for elected officials...
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Attorney who once hired Obama quits Illinois investment boardMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Allison S. Davis, the Chicago lawyer whose former firm once employed President Barack Obama, has resigned from the Illinois State Board of Investment. The board manages...
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Illinois leads nation in swine flu casesMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois leads the nation in the number of confirmed swine flu cases, but health officials say it's nothing to be alarmed about. Illinois far surpassed any other state, ...
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Republican reform gaining steam at CapitolMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A suburban lawmaker's proposal to reform how Illinois Republicans choose their party leadership is now just one vote away from heading to Gov. Pat Quinn's ...
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Edward Hospital CEO wants state board, staff firedMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The head of a suburban hospital who wore a wire to help bring down Rod Blagojevich now wants lawmakers to fire the state panel and staffers who've rejected...
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Frat house fire displaces NIU students
May 05, 2009 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- More than a dozen Northern Illinois University students have been displaced after their fraternity house was heavily damaged in a fire. DeKalb Fire Chief Bruce...
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Flu turning out to be not so badMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health director told state lawmakers Tuesday that it's important to remain vigilant in the face of the H1N1 flu virus, bu...
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Madigan says no to gamblingMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has ruled out gambling expansion as a possible fix for the state's nearly $12 billion budget deficit. "We're not goi...