Illinois
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Grant's papers march to South from Illinois school
Jan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Mississippians might have ample reason to dislike Ulysses Grant, the Union general-turned-president whose military victory at Vicksburg helped turn the tide of the Civil...
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Durbin on Blago: 'The sooner he's gone, the better'
Jan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, calling corruption charges against Gov. Rod Blagojevich a "great embarrassment," said Sunday that the governor should appear in...
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Woman shot to death on bridge
Jan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Illinois St. Police say a 23-year-old St. Louis woman died and her husband was critically injured when they were shot on the Poplar Street Bridge over ...
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If Blagojevich is ousted, his tollway signs will follow suitJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - For more than three years motorists on the Illinois tollway have driven under giant blue signs that read "Open Road Tolling - Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor" every few mil...
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Homeowners are pursuing lower rates in droves, but not all shouldJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Jeff Heck plans to pull the trigger as soon as mortgage rates dip just a little bit more. "Our target is if it drops under 5 percent," Heck said. The Antioch resident is...
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Blago dumped by attorney; judge orders release of tapesJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched a last ditch media blitz Friday to save his job, as his high-profile defense attorney jumped ship and a judge ordered his secretly recorded...
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Blagojevich's talking pointsJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich talked for more than an hour at a news conference and during a morning radio program, Don Wade & Roma on WLS 890AM. Here are some key poin...
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Illinois governor hires Drew Peterson's PR firm
Jan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois' embattled governor has hired the same public relations firm that represents former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson. That decision by Gov. Rod Blagojev...
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Obama might get portrait in state CapitolJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - One of the first official honors for President Barack Obama in his home state could be a painting of himself overlooking House lawmakers at the state Capit...
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Woman's body found in car trunk
Jan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - FRANKFORT, Ill.-- Will County authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in the trunk of a vehicle near Frankfort. Kathy Hoffmeyer, a spokes...