Illinois
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Diocese to appeal priest-abuse judgment
Nov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - MOUNT VERNON _ Attorneys for a Roman Catholic diocese in southwestern Illinois filed notice Wednesday that they will appeal a jury award of $5 million to a former altar ...
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Former Illinois coach charged in videotaping
Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A former University of Illinois gymnastics coach has been charged with secretly videotaping a gymnast in a campus locker room. John Valdez, who coached Just...
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Deadline nears to register for flood aid
Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal officials say the deadline to apply for disaster relief following September flooding and storms is approaching. Nine Illinois countries have until Dec. 16 to app...
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Durbin remarks renew debate over clemency for RyanNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - To the federal prison system, he's just Inmate No. 16627-424. But to the outside world, former Gov. George Ryan still commands attention, as remarks Tuesday by U.S. Sen....
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Deere's fiscal 4Q profit drops 18 percent
Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of farm machinery, reported an 18 percent decline in fiscal fourth-quarter profit Wednesday as costs tied to the closure of a faci...
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Thousands of Illinois drivers have DUIs
Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Ann Marie Getz had already been convicted of driving under the influence twice when, behind the wheel of her Lincoln Continental and allegedly drunk, she ran a...
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Schools superintendent serves on task forceNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ The Illinois State Superintendent of Education will serve on a presidential transition task force. Christopher Koch and education officials from around the...
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Gutierrez talks with gov. about Obama's Senate seat
Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Tuesday he would serve only two years if named to the Senate even though Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to appoint someone who wo...
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State has holiday gift for 85 workers: Pink slips
Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Blagojevich administration says 85 state employees will lose their jobs Sunday as budget cuts to parks, historic sites and human services take effect....
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Central Ill. teacher faces drug chargesNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - LEROY _ A central Illinois high school teacher faces drug charges after police found cocaine in her pocket. Twenty-seven-year-old Miki Aberle is an English teacher at Le...