Illinois
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Illinois gun sales soar, up 39 percent in November
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gun advocates say gun sales in Illinois soared in November in part because people fear President-elect Barack Obama will take them away. The Illinois Stat...
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Obama staying out of ex-Gov. Ryan commutation debateDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - As Illinois' senior Democratic senator is lobbying for former Gov. George Ryan to be freed from prison, President-elect Barack Obama is choosing to stay out of the polit...
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Illinois searching for defective plates
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois secretary of state office is sending letters to some auto owners to inform them their license plates could be faulty. According to the secret...
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State won't skip on salt
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Department of Transportation officials are assuring the motoring public that despite high prices and possible shortages of salt in some areas of ...
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Agency says fishing still allowed at closed parks
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- "Closed" doesn't necessarily mean you can't fish. That's the word from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on whether anglers can still access la...
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Bradley president says she has breast cancer
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA _ Bradley University President Joanna Glasser says she has breast cancer and will start treatment early next year. Glasser said in a letter e-mailed to university...
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O'Hare battle continues in appeals courtDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Three appellate justices will consider the fate of about 600 homes and businesses in Bensenville following arguments in appeals court Tuesday. In order to modernize O'Ha...
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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...