Illinois
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Former Wisconsin elk farmer sentenced in Illinois
Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- A federal judge sentenced a former Wisconsin elk farmer Thursday to five months of home confinement for illegally transporting elk. U.S. District Judge ...
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Stimulus wish lists still under wraps in Ill.
Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - With Illinois poised to get nearly $9 billion from the federal stimulus bill, state and city officials have been scrambling to compile wish lists of projects ranging fro...
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Suburbs could get money to make up for salt snafuFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Dozens of Lake and McHenry County communities could share more than $13 million in federal economic stimulus money in a deal being pieced together to reimb...
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Latest round of layoffs pummels steel plant
Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - GRANITE CITY -- The company that laid off 1,600 steel workers when it idled its Granite City plant in December says it's handing out pink slips to most of those who rema...
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Hare says it's time for Burris to step down
Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Congressman Phil Hare says the people of Illinois have had enough and it's time for U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to step down. During an appearance on CNN on Friday...
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Pass capital bill, RTA urgesFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Regional Transportation Authority leaders put their desire for a capital bill into writing Thursday. The RTA board approved a resolution asking the Illinois General Ass...
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East St. Louis sued after mistaken-identity burial
Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A woman whose son was killed, misidentified and buried by the wrong family has filed a lawsuit against East St. Louis and one of its detectives. Kenny Thom...
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Blagojevich aide tells of Burris call in fall
Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - A former aide to then Gov. Rod Blagojevich says Roland Burris gave him a call last fall, during which he expressed interest in filling a senate seat should Barack Obama ...
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Black ministers may rethink backing Sen. Burris
Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Many of Chicago's most influential black pastors supported Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate, even though his name had been put forward by then-Gov. Rod Blag...
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Fermilab, European accelerator race for glory
Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - So, does the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory's Tevatron accelerator have a shot against the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland? It may not be the question all th...