Illinois
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Great Lakes firefighter pulled from burning car in Decatur
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - DECATUR -- Firefighters in Decatur say they have never seen such heroic determination as handyman Anthony McNeil showed recently in rescuing another man from a burning c...
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Aon exec to replace Quigley on Cook County Board
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - A former Chicago City Hall administrator has been chosen to replace outgoing Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley as he heads to Congress. During a meeting Saturday, De...
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2 killed in crash of vintage plane near Sandwich
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Two people flying in a 1946-era airplane died in a crash Saturday in north central Illinois, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The single-engine aircraft went do...
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Thousands participate in first Illinois Marathon
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Organizers for the inaugural Illinois Marathon say the race could have a $1 million economic impact on the Champaign-Urbana area. Organizer Mark Knutson say...
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Voters weigh in, lawmakers fret over looming tax hikeApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters seemed angry at the ballot box last week. In Cook County, they voiced opposition to a sales-tax hike - by 90 percent in some towns - and threatened to secede from...
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Illinois struggles as economy keeps sputtering
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - BELVIDERE -- The signs of Illinois' economic crisis are all around Ginger Tessema. Her husband's pink slip. The foreclosure signs in her neighborhood. Even the racks in ...
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Judith Krug, founder of Banned Books Week, dies
Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Judith Krug, a director of the Chicago-based American Library Association and founder of its Banned Books Week, has died. She was 69. Judith Platt, president of the ALA'...
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Quinn pardons 11, seeks clear clemency backlog
Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday pardoned 11 people and ordered their criminal records expunged, part of an effort to clear a "shameful" backlog of almost 2,500 clemency request...
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Quinn 'not really excited about' speed camerasApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is frowning upon a proposal to allow speed enforcement via camera. Quinn said Friday he was "not really excited about" the idea, but he didn't completely...
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Gov. Quinn says he's open to property tax breakApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday he was open to proposals for property tax relief to take the sting out of his plan for an income tax hike. Quinn said on WBBM-AM 780's At Iss...