Illinois
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Peotone idea set for takeoffMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is raising hopes and fears anew with his support for a third airport near Peotone, a moribund issue for months. "We will build a third airport in the sou...
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Budget speech floors suburban lawmakerMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - One suburban senator felt the pain of Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed budget cuts quite literally Wednesday when his chair broke apart, forcing him to sit on the...
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Is Buffett eyeing takeover of ITW, Grainger?Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Warren Buffett's renewed focus on U.S. takeovers may lead him to Sysco Corp., VF Corp. or Danaher Corp., according to criteria the billionaire investor lists in his annu...
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Business leaders want cuts before tax hike
Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- While acknowledging that a tax hike may be inevitable, Illinois' business leaders say deeper spending cuts, health care reform and changes in state pensio...
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Suburban lawmakers critical of budgetMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Here's what area lawmakers had to say about the proposed budget. State Sen. Dan Duffy, a Lake Barrington Republican "They created this over the past six ye...
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Baxter CEO's compensation sinks 16.4 percent
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Illinois tax exemption would be among nation's most generousMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to raise the personal income tax exemption to $6,000 from $2,000 per person would make Illinois' exemption one of the most generous i...
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Quinn's budget at a glanceMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban Appeal: Quinn proposed a 10-day sales tax holiday in August for parents to buy school supplies and clothing free of the state sales tax. Suburban Impact: A hou...
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Peoria officers charged in alleged beating
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Inmate indicted over threatening letters