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Governor's arrest could be final nail in Ryan clemency

By Lisa Miner
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest raised questions about whether Illinois' sitting governor would wind up behind bars - and whether his predecessor would be more likely to s...
Edgar: Voters share blame for Blagojevich scandal

Associated Press
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - URBANA -- Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar says the state's voters share the blame for the scandal and crisis of confidence that follow the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich....
Judge awards $8.6 million in malpractice case

Associated Press
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A judge says the U.S. government must pay $8.6 million in damages over a Scott Air Force Base doctor's misdiagnosis of flesh-eating bacteria. Jean Phil...
Pekin mayor in critical condition

Associated Press
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- The mayor of the central Illinois community of Pekin is in a medically induced coma after contracting a rare infection while recovering from a heart attack. May...
Prison guards hired amid budget mess

Associated Press
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Associated Press has learned that Illinois hired 208 new prison guards just weeks after Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced layoffs because of budget cuts....
Washington Park clerk admits embezzling

Associated Press
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Sentencing is set for next March for a woman who admits embezzling nearly $144,000 from the southwestern Illinois village of Washington Park while she ...
Ill. towns top nation in unemployment

Associated Press
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Three Illinois communities are among the top 10 small-and-medium-sized U.S. cities with the highest unemployment rates. The southern Chicago suburb of Harvey has the thi...
Complaint: Zell receptive to firing editors

Bloomberg News
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was told by an aide that Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell was receptive to firing Chicago Tribune editorial writers who had been critical of ...
Charleston tops nation in income drop

Associated Press
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- The east-central Illinois community of Charleston has seen the biggest drop in median household income among small-and-medium-sized U.S. cities. New census...
Great Lakes Compact takes effect today

Associated Press
Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- A multistate treaty to limit the use of Great Lakes water goes into effect Monday. The Great Lakes Compact generally bars large-scale, long-distance wit...

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