Illinois
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Group: 5 deaths highlight need to close facility
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Advocates for disabled citizens are questioning the deaths of five patients at a Tinley Park disability center. They plan a news conference Tuesday to ren...
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Man arrested in 2007 murder of motherFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- A southern Illinois man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2007 death of a 21-year-old mother of two young children. Carbondale police say 24...
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Durbin: Stimulus must be big to boost economy
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Democrat Dick Durbin urged his fellow U.S. senators Monday to approve a stimulus package big enough to get the job done the first time, saying he fears th...
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Inmate charged in Champaign killings
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- A 51-year-old Iowa prison inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of a Champaign couple. Russell Lee Pitcher is the third person charged...
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Blagojevich headed back to national TV, this time on Fox News
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich will be live from New York, again. This time, the former Illinois governor will sit down Wednesday night with conservative Fox News talk show host Sean H...
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How suburban school construction plays out in stimulus debateFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A handful of suburban schools whose construction funding has been stalled for years by Illinois political fighting now find their promised millions part of...
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Eastern Ill. couple accused again of fraud
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - WATSEKA -- An eastern Illinois man already facing federal fraud charges now is accused in state court of defrauding a former grain elevator's stockholders of more than $...
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No lol. Lawmakers target texting motoristsFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois took the first step toward outlawing texting and driving Monday with a state House committee unanimously supporting such a ban. "We want to ban te...
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Legislators to push for concealed weapon law
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Several members of the General Assembly say they will again try to pass legislation allowing Illinois residents to carry concealed weapons. The legislator...
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Feds worried state lacks staffing to take on big stimulus bill projects
Feb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Federal officials worry Illinois' Department of Transportation is too understaffed to take on major projects that could be included in a federal stimulus...