Illinois
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Woman arrested after drive through at the blood bank
Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND -- Police in Rock Island say they have arrested a woman for allegedly driving her car through the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. The woman, who wa...
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Bill would allow more red-light traffic cameras
Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Lawmakers are considering a bill to allow some central Illinois cities to install cameras to catch cars running red lights. The Illinois House this week a...
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State names new police director
Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Just two days after the Illinois State Police director resigned abruptly, Gov. Pat Quinn appointed a 29-year-old West Point graduate and former mortgage banker to the po...
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Rockford man shoots friend while aiming at dog
Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Police in Rockford say a man who was apparently aiming at a stray dog instead shot an acquaintance in the head and fled before officers arrived at the scene....
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15-year-old questioned in stabbing of grandmother
Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Police in Belleville say they have been questioning a 15-year-old boy in the fatal stabbing of his 68-year-old grandmother. Officers say the stabbing occur...
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Impact of Joliet casino fire still unknown
Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - JOLIET -- Little damage was done to the gambling barge itself, but authorities say they're uncertain how much local financial impact will result from the massive fire at...
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Illinois State Police director resigns
Mar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois State Police Director Larry Trent has resigned, effective immediately. In a statement issued Friday, Trent says "it was time for a change to do something else a...
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Quinn urges unions to 'leave the door open' to contract changesMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn said teachers unions and public sector employees should be open to concessions and voluntary cost savings as all agencies from state governm...
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When a no-tax pledge isn't a no-tax pledgeMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban members of Congress who voted this week to raise taxes on big bonus recipients at AIG say their votes in favor of that hike do not violate their p...
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Critics: Budget plan fails to 'cut, cut, cut'
Mar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Before he presented his plan for balancing a crumbling state budget, Gov. Pat Quinn offered three words about his approach: "cut, cut, cut." Now many stat...