Illinois
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Suburban lawmakers say Blago indictment shows why he had to goApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban lawmakers weren't surprised by the federal indictment against former governor Rod Blagojevich, saying the latest action by prosecutors validates h...
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Why orange barrels could soon be part of your commuteApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban drivers will almost immediately get to see the effects of a $9 billion state road construction program that Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Friday ...
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Coroner: Drugs found near dead brothers; 1 stabbed
Apr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - LEROY -- One of two central Illinois brothers found dead in their father's car was stabbed in the back, while prescription drug bottles were found at the scene, a corone...
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Mentioned, but not charged: Did Patti Blagojevich dodge bullet?Apr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - She appears time and time again in Thursday's indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, portrayed as a party to his alleged scheme to trade government business for hims...
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Moody's downgrades state's bond ratingApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois's rating on $19.4 billion of general obligation debt was cut by Moody's Investors Service today in part because of "narrow operating fund liquidity," Moody's sa...
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Quinn OKs pension reform in Blagojevich wake
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Feds indict Blagojevich, 5 others on corruption chargesApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - As Rod Blagojevich was railing against George Ryan and Illinois' "culture of corruption" in his 2002 bid for governor, he was secretly scheming with insiders to rob the ...
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State Senate OKs train crossing camerasApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A suburban program that uses cameras to ticket drivers who go around closed railroad gates will expand statewide if a plan approved in the Illinois Senate ...
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The others facing chargesApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The five other men indicted Thursday along with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are: • John Harris, 47, of Chicago. Harris, Blagojevich's chief of staff from late 2005 until...
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Emanuel was targeted for extortionApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - President Barack Obama's chief of staff and former Chicago Congressman Rahm Emanuel was targeted for extortion under one of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's a...