Illinois
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Primary election changes defeatedApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Voters will still be required to disclose their political party before casting a ballot in a primary election, after a proposal allowing open primaries was...
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Lyons officials recorded using racist language
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - LYONS -- Officials of a Chicago suburb say they have apologized for using racist and sexist language in a conversation that was recorded. Village President David Visk sa...
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Lawmaker wants to take a look at lightening students' backpacksApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - As students are assigned more and more homework and schools pile on the college prep courses at an earlier age, their textbooks are giving them more than p...
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Lawmaker: If community colleges go 4-year, they shouldn't collect taxesApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A suburban lawmaker says if community colleges are interested in becoming four-year schools, then lawmakers might want to consider taking away their abilit...
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House OKs overhaul of state pension boards
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House has voted to overhaul management of state pension boards after the scandals of the Blagojevich administration. Under the plan, the dire...
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Home workers distribute counterfeit money orders
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - METROPOLIS -- The Massac County sheriff's department and U.S. Postal Service investigators are looking into a scheme to distribute counterfeit money orders and money tra...
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Republican lawmakers say no need for taxesApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Several suburban Republican senators say they've found ways to cut $3.4 billion from the state's $11.6 billion hole and avert an income tax increase. "We didn't get into...
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Illinois House votes to ban texting while driving
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois House wants to bar people from sending or reading text messages while driving. The House approved the ban 89-27 Wednesday. It now goes to the Senate. Suppor...
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Man admits killing pregnant sister-in-law
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Family members said Wednesday they are not satisfied with a 50-year prison sentence given to the central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to murdering his ...
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Medieval Combat of the Nerf variety
Mar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - NORMAL -- Amber Conrader called her mother to let her know she had arrived safely in the Twin Cities at the Wolfpack opener of the Belegarth Medieval Combat Society seas...