Illinois
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U of I assembles budget forecasting model
Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With Illinois government drowning in red ink, officials clearly need some help figuring out the state budget. Economists at the University of Illinois are...
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Harassment suit filed against downstate Elks Lodge
Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a southwestern Illinois Elks Lodge, claiming that three board members sexually harassed three...
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Quinn promises government openness
Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - When former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said a day before being arrested that sunshine hung over him, he wasn't talking about releasing public records. The ousted gove...
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Church shooting suspect out of hospital
Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The man accused of killing a southwestern Illinois pastor has been released from the hospital and is now in jail. Terry Sedlacek was released from Saint Lou...
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Church gathers for slain pastor's funeral
Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - MARYVILLE -- The Illinois minister who was shot dead in his church while delivering his Sunday sermon was remembered Friday as a man devoted to his family, his faith and...
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Free drinks at suburban casinos? Critics want state to say 'no'Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Casinos in Las Vegas are known for their endless free drinks to poker players and slot pullers. But in suburban casinos, that's against the law. Gamblers have to fork o...
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Man fatally shot in Centreville
Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - CENTREVILLE -- Police in the southwestern Illinois town of Centreville are investigating the shooting death of a 30-year-old man. Police summoned to a duplex apartment b...
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GOP threatens lawsuit over open election planMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Republican Party will go to court if a Republican-sponsored plan pending in the General Assembly changing how the party chooses its leadership...
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Attorney seeks new judge in pastor slaying case
Mar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- The attorney for a suspect in an Illinois pastor's mid-sermon slaying wants a new judge appointed in the case and a return of medical records seized from...
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Quinn pushing for overhaul of state's tax systemMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Signaling his interest in taxing residents more as their incomes rise, Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday he will push to rework Illinois' taxes to at least maintain education...