Illinois
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Health care association favored Blagojevich
Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The departure of Rod Blagojevich as Illinois' governor is not being celebrated in every corner of the state. Officials of Springfield-based Illinois Prima...
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Blagojevich farewell takes trappings of lonely campaignJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - In a surreal flameout to one of the most meteoric arcs in Illinois politics, Rod Blagojevich's departure from government Thursday played out more like a tiny campaign ra...
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Tollway could bring customer call center homeJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Tollway leaders may join the DIY trend by moving the agency's customer service center in-house. The do-it-yourself idea surfaced Thursday as tollway directors a...
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Blagojevich grants clemency to 2 on last day
Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich granted clemency to a prominent Chicago real estate developer and a former drug dealer just hours before the Illinois Senate voted to throw him out ...
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Motorists cheer on Blagojevich sign cleansingJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - And just like that, he was gone. The 2-foot high "Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor" title displayed at the Bolingbrook toll plaza along southbound 1-355 vanished from sight ...
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7 storm-hit counties declared disaster areas
Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has issued a state disaster declaration for seven southern Illinois counties. The new governor's declaration Friday aims to help t...
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Erasing all signs of former governorJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich might be gone from the governor's office, but his name is still costing taxpayers. The exact price of removing the former governor's name f...
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Quinn: Time to 'fumigate state government'Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn pledged Friday to make ethics reform the top priority of his new administration. "We need to fumigate state government from top to bottom," ...
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Illinoisans happy to see Blagojevich go
Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinoisans who watched former Gov. Rod Blagojevich get the boot Thursday during an impeachment trial played out on national television offered up a subdued reaction fro...
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Blagojevich loses security detail post-impeachment
Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is on his own. Gov. Pat Quinn canceled Blagojevich's security detail Thursday shortly after Blagojevich was removed from office by t...