Illinois
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Teacher charged with sexual assault
Apr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A southern Illinois high school health teacher is charged with sexual assault for an alleged five-month relationship with one of her students. Edwardsvil...
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Illinois House Speaker suggests changes in electric industry
Apr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- House Speaker Michael Madigan says the restructuring of the state's electric industry hasn't lived up to its promise. Madigan has filed a legislative reso...
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DuPage Co.'s Schillerstrom set for run for governorApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom is planning to enter the race for governor, adding to a growing list of Republicans hoping to take the state back from ...
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School districts share $654,000 in federal money
Apr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says two Illinois school districts will share more than $650,000 in federal stimulus money for repairs and modernization. Durbin ann...
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Security guard killed during shoplifting attempt
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Authorities say a security guard was killed with his own gun during a shoplifting attempt at an East St. Louis grocery store. St. Clair County Coroner ...
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The lottery pays for Illinois schools. Right?Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois politics and government aren't exactly known for their sterling reputations and commitment to honesty. We have one former governor in federal pris...
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NBC wants Blagojevich for Costa Rica reality show
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - In the span of a few months, ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich could trade the governor's office for the Costa Rican jungle. Blagojevich, who pleaded not guilty to federal rac...
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Blagojevich aide Bedi resigns state job
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - An aide to Rod Blagojevich with fundraising ties to the former governor has resigned from the state's Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Gov. Pat Quinn sai...
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Parents sue school over son's suicide
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - VALMEYER -- Parents of a high school student who killed himself last fall are blaming the district and its superintendent, claiming the schools chief's threats over a mi...
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Quinn says historic sites to reopen
Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says historic sites shuttered by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are reopening next week. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency spokesman Dave Blanchette said...