Illinois
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IDOT says no stimulus deadlines missed
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois transportation officials say they haven't missed any federal deadlines for stimulus funds. And an Illinois Department of Transportation spokeswoman, Marisa Koll...
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State expands holdings around Volo Bog
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois officials have purchased 32 acres in northwest Lake County that they say contain one the state's natural wonders: a bog. The Illinois Department ...
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Details revealed about mother's bathroom births
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A southern Illinois woman accused of trying to drown her baby in a toilet last year also gave birth in a bathroom in 2007 to a baby whose decomposed remain...
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Naperville dad's testimony rejected along with school discipline proposalMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Despite graphic, shocking testimony from the father of an alleged 11-year-old sexual assault victim, an Illinois House committee rejected Wednesday efforts...
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Want a tollway sign?Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - What does it take to get an informational sign posted on the Illinois tollway? The agency listed guidelines on its Web site Wednesday that define criteria for communitie...
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Jury awards $2.6 million in asbestos case
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A McLean County jury has awarded $2.6 million to relatives of a woman who died as a result of an asbestos-related ailment. Jean Holmes died in April 2006 ...
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Alvarez pushes for stolen gun notificationMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A proposal requiring Illinois gun owners to report a lost or stolen gun to police within 72 hours or face the possible loss of their right to own a gun was...
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Blago plan: Impeachment would cost future officials their pensionsMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - If Illinois ever gets another state official like Rod Blagojevich, taking away his lucrative pension might be easier. Legislation passed the state House We...
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State issues new list of endangered species
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Fourteen species have been removed and 14 new species have been added to Illinois' latest list of threatened and endangered plants and animals. The Illinois Endangered S...
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No backdoor boot for Burris: Special election plans defeated, stalledMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A suburban lawmaker's proposal for an immediate special election that could replace beleaguered U.S. Sen. Roland Burris appears to be stopped for good aft...