Illinois
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Lincoln envelope design winners announced
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Four winners have been chosen in the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission's envelope design contest. Entrants were asked to submit designs for...
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Activists support Burris appointment
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Activists in Chicago are pushing for lawmakers to accept Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment of former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate. At a ne...
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FutureGen backers plan meeting in Washington
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and other members of the Illinois congressional delegation plan to talk next week with President-elect Barack Obama's energy secreta...
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Year-old smoking ban still irks casinos, bars
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Walt Karstens stood inside his 74-year-old wood-frame bar in Moline counting his customers, and the empty seats he says would have been filled a year ago. About a dozen ...
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Victims ID'd in Joliet airport plane crash
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The National Transportation Safety Board says it appears a small plane carrying a Wisconsin couple was taking off at Joliet Regional Airport when it "took a hard left," ...
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An anniversary toast for smoke-free stateJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The American Cancer Society believes it's both appropriate and timely to pause at this time of the year and reflect on one of the best things to happen in Illinois in 20...
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2 senators better than one? Yes, experts sayDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' been a one-senator state since President-elect Obama resigned in November. Newly elected senators get sworn in on Tuesday in Washington, and if Gov. Rod Blago...
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Get a DUI, take a deep breathDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Getting a DUI this year is really going to blow. Literally. If you get a DUI in 2009 and your license is statutorily suspended, even if you're a first-time offender, you...
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Changing the rules: New state laws go into effect todayDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Parents of chronic vandals could be liable for up to $30,000 in damages, grade schools must begin teaching Internet safety, high schools and colleges must ...
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Burris sues to certify Senate appointment, will go to D.C.Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - One day after Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced his appointment as U.S. senator, Roland Burris was rebuffed by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and Burris took the m...