Illinois
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Kirk splits from Durbin, opposes Ryan clemency bidDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The topsy-turvy tale of George Ryan's efforts to get out of federal prison becomes a bit more twisted by the day. On Tuesday, Republican Congressman Mark K...
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Court upholds terrorism verdict
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a $156 million judgment against three U.S.-based Islamic groups accused of bankrolling terrorism in a civil suit that was wid...
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Lincoln-era house in need of a home
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- It's history without a home. A Lincoln-era house is sitting on wheels in the middle of a street in downtown Springfield after the city council refused fun...
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Auto dealers suffering in down market
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Officials of the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association say the past year has been particulary rough for the state's approximately 1,000 dealerships. Ass...
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Ex-Chicago firefighter admits role in drug ring
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - URBANA _ A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine to a central Illinois drug ring while he was a Chicago firefighter. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Su...
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Durbin to Bush: Let ex-Gov. George Ryan go homeDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Gov. George Ryan has served 13 months of a 61/2-year sentence for of steering lucrative taxpayer business to insiders who gave him and his family cash, gifts and ...
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$150 million casino and hotel opens in Rock Island
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND _ After years of planning and review and more than a year of construction, a new $150 million casino and hotel complex opened Monday in Rock Island. Jumer's ...
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Storm-related wrecks kill 6 in Illinois
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - At least six people died on Illinois roads left slick with snow and ice after this week's winter storm. The dead included a central Illinois couple, 83-year-old Harold C...
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Rezko to be sentenced Jan. 6
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday set a Jan. 6 sentencing for Antoin "Tony" Rezko but it remained unclear whether the political fundraiser is helping the federal investigation ...
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Two downstate towns fighting over land
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- The city of Pekin and the village of North Pekin are fighting over land the village annexed a year-and-a-half ago. In lawsuits filed in Tazewell County Circuit ...