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Governor renews demand for senator to quit

Associated Press
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says if embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris doesn't quit within the next two weeks, he wants lawmakers to approve a special election that could remove Burri...
Placentas found in Champaign sewage system

Associated Press
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- Someone is disposing of placentas in the sewage system and authorities in central Illinois just want it to stop. Workers in Urbana-Champaign found a placenta T...
Elgin mayor lends support to state road, bridge construction financing

By Nicole Milstead Daily Herald Staff
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In the midst of lobbying lawmakers to help fund needed roadwork in and around Elgin, Mayor Ed Schock said he's willing to back what could be politically ri...
Father accused of critically injuring baby

Associated Press
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A Belleville man is jailed on $1 million bond after being accused of critically injuring his 2-month-old son. St. Clair County prosecutors have charged 23-...
Obama says he'll withdraw combat troops over 18 months

Associated Press
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Declaring "I have come to speak to you about how the war in Iraq will end," President Barack Obama on Friday moved to fulfill the defining promise ...
Alleged Al-Qaeda agent to be charged criminally in Illinois

Bloomberg News
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The Obama administration has decided to press criminal charges against accused al-Qaeda operative Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, shifting him into the civilian justice syst...
Low CPI has local school districts slashing expenses

By Matt Arado
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Stimulus plan or no stimulus plan, many suburban school districts are hacking away at next year's budgets because of a steep drop in the Consumer Price Index, a figure t...
Illinois reopens 7 state parks

Associated Press
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The "closed" signs came down Thursday at seven state parks that fell victim to budget squabbles last year, giving local officials hope of an economic boun...
Legislature considering taking away free rides

Associated Press
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois Legislature is considering putting restrictions on the free rides on public transportation now being offered seniors. A bill sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bassi...
2 Illinois guardsmen killed in Afghanistan

Associated Press
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- One of the two members of the Illinois Army National Guard killed this week in Afghanistan has been promoted posthumously, officials said Thursday. Spc. S...

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