Illinois
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It's official: Obama wins IllinoisDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - It was no surprise that Illinois' electors cast all 21 of the state's electoral votes Monday for Chicago Democrat Barack Obama. The state's Electoral Colle...
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Northwestern names new president
Dec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The president of Williams College, a highly regarded liberal arts school in Massachusetts, is heading west -- to lead much larger Northwestern Un...
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Should the House explore impeachment?Dec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers voted Monday to begin an investigation of whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be removed from office while the embattled governor hired a h...
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Republicans launch TV ad calling for special Senate electionDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As lawmakers descend on the state Capitol today to deal with the fallout from the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Republicans have launched a TV ad campaign to ...
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Obama says internal probe clears staffDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama said Monday he will not release a "comprehensive" internal probe of his staff's contacts with Gov. Rod Blagojevich until next week at the re...
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Scandal should force voters to wake upDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Yet another Illinois politician has been arrested on charges of brazenly abusing the power of public office. Thank God for U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald! Perhaps the ...
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Murder suspect accused of assaulting deputy
Dec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- One of four men accused in a kidnapping and fatal beating is in more legal trouble, this time for throwing human waste on a southern Illinois sheriff's d...
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Speaker Madigan appointing committee to review impeachmentDec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House today plans to create a committee to begin investigating the grounds for impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich. "I have allowed Gov. Rod Blag...
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Rep. Danny Davis still wants Senate seat
Dec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis says he doesn't believe he is mentioned in the federal complaint against Gov. Rod Blagojevich that accuses the governor of trying to sell a vaca...
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Jail escapee sentenced to prison
Dec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A Californian with a knack for trying to escape from southwestern Illinois jails 창€” and in one case succeeding 창€” has been sentenced to 35 years in f...