Illinois
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U of I approves contract extension for president
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ University of Illinois trustees have voted to extend President Joseph White's contract by a year and a half. The board, meeting in Springfield Thursday, di...
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Tow truck driver arrested after fatal wreck
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - GRANITE CITY -- Authorities say a man was killed and a child injured after their vehicle was rammed from behind in southwestern Illinois by a tow truck driver that alleg...
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Man accused of killing pregnant woman
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A not guilty plea has been entered for a central Illinois man arraigned on charges in the rape and beating death of his pregnant sister-in-law. Twenty-one...
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Ill. woman in Kenosha court in hit-run death case
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. _ An Illinois woman accused in the hit-run death of a bicyclist last summer has appeared in Kenosha County Circuit Court. Forty-one-year-old Barbara Lee f...
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Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills nears $4 billion
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ The state's backlog of unpaid bills has reached a new record of nearly $4 billion, creating a "potentially catastrophic" situation for both state governmen...
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Wounded cop gets prosthetic eyes
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A former Belleville police sergeant blinded after being shot in the face by a homicide suspect two years ago is making another advancement. Jon Brough is g...
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U of I pushes Global Campus toward independence
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ University of Illinois trustees have voted to let the school's Global Campus pursue independent, accredited status that they hope will speed up course develo...
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Chief Illiniwek returns for weekend performanceNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The University of Illinois' banished mascot, Chief Illiniwek, will make a rare appearance this weekend after almost two years of silence. Illiniwek, portrayed by Logan P...
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Lawmakers raise vehicle registration fee $1 to buy new cop carsNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers voted to raise vehicle registration fees by $1 in order to come up with money to replace aging Illinois State Police cars. The increase, ap...
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Alton Steel laying off 41 workers
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - ALTON -- Alton Steel Inc. has confirmed that it will lay off 41 union production workers Sunday because of the economic downturn and production slowdown in the steel ind...