Illinois
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Harsh reality: Judge says no Costa Rica TV show for BlagoApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal judge won't let Rod Blagojevich go to Costa Rica for a reality TV show, but he'll likely let the former Illinois governor's lawyers be paid from his now-frozen...
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Cocaine seized after traffic stop
Apr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - LINCOLN -- A cracked windshield resulted in the discovery by Illinois State Police of 88 pounds of cocaine. According to state police Captain James Wolf, a truck driven ...
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State issues $12 million in loans for fire trucks
Apr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois officials have issued almost $12 million in no-interest loans to help 64 communities across the state buy new fire trucks and ambulances. The Ill...
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Young withdraws as health board chairman
Apr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - A doctor recently appointed by Gov. Pat Quinn to lead a scandal-plagued state board has withdrawn from the job because of a conflict of interest. Quinn's office announce...
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Drew Peterson sued by third wife's family
Apr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The family of the third wife of former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson has filed a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Peterson killed her. The lawsuit filed Tu...
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Ill. man remembers brother killed at Columbine
Apr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - MARION -- The southern Illinois brother of a teacher killed during the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School a decade ago says his sibling's legacy is that he bro...
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State to use stimulus money to offset spendingApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State officials announced Monday they'd received $1.4 billion in federal education stimulus funding, but don't look for a similar increase in actual school...
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State treasurer seeks repayment to Bright Start college plan
Apr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias says he's optimistic that Illinois families will get back the money they lost in a college savings program. Giannoulias' office and oth...
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State gets $100 million more for jobless benefits
Apr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The federal government is giving Illinois an additional $100 million for its unemployment insurance program. Illinois gets the money because it allows mor...
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Woman strangled, dumped in creek
Apr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Police say a Chicago woman found dead in a creek in the southern suburb of Dolton had been reported missing by her mother early this month. Dolton Fire Chief Jerry McCul...