Illinois
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State lawmakers getting raises despite move to blockApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers are still in line to get a pay raise July 1, after Democrats in the Illinois House on Wednesday blocked a Republican plan that would have c...
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Duckworth confirmed for Veterans Affairs post
Apr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Iraq war helicopter pilot Tammy Duckworth's nomination as an assistant secretary at the Veterans Affairs Department. Duckwo...
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Opening of surveying museum delayed
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Tax supporters descend on CapitolApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just a week after hundreds protested taxes at the Capitol, a larger group, including some suburban residents, turned out Wednesday to support higher taxes ...
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Ex-Ill. firefighter gets prison for arson
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'Grateful' Blago says judge saved him from eating bugs
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Eberts donate $1 million to U of I
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Roger Ebert's boyhood home marked with plaque
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Duckworth nomination to top VA post advancesApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A U.S. Senate committee has approved Tammy Duckworth's nomination to a top job in the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. The full Senate must now appr...
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Illinois prof says economic fix starts with gambling banApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - With unemployment in Illinois now at 9.1 percent and the state facing an estimated $12.4 billion budget deficit, the easiest way to fix the Illinois' econo...