Illinois
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Blagojevich ouster ends low profile of no. 2 QuinnJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Raymond Stanford has followed Illinois politics for decades, studying newspapers and watching television news. Even so, he doesn't recognize the state's new governor. "...
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Blagojevich's potential pension is $64,000
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - State records show that although Rod Blagojevich was kicked out of office on Thursday and can't return, he could qualify for a pension of about $64,000. But it's not a ...
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Police: Snow foils 2 burglary suspects
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - BENTON -- Police in the southern Illinois town of Benton are crediting this week's snowfall with literally helping them track down two teenage burglary suspects. Investi...
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5 downstate cops probed over use of force
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Belleville's police chief says five of his officers are facing disciplining after a resident complained that police used excessive force while arresting hi...
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Governor will finally speak to SenateJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to make a personal, last-ditch appeal to stay in office today in the final moments of an impeachment trial he has repeated...
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So who's the next Lt. Gov.? Answer may surprise youJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Now that Pat Quinn has become governor, who becomes the lieutenant governor? Answer: no one. According to the Illinois Constitution, when the office of lie...
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Man gets 13 years for teen's sex assault
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A Madison County man has been ordered to spend eight years in prison in the 2005 sexual attack of a 13-year-old girl. Thirty-nine-year-old Anson Carr dec...
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New laws cited for drop in teen driving deaths
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Secretary of State Jesse White is crediting Illinois' tougher teen driving laws for a drop in the number of teens who died in car wrecks. According to Whi...
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Murder charges dropped in 1993 ISU killing
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Rockford man whose murder conviction was overturned in the 1993 death of an Illinois State University stude...
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Only 7 governors successfully impeached in U.S. history
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Only seven U.S. governors have been impeached and removed from office: WILLIAM W. HOLDEN of North Carolina, 1871. Holden was removed after he sent a militia to quell vio...