Illinois
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Treasurer proposes Obama resolution
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois treasurer wants the state's General Assembly to pass a resolution honoring President-elect Barack Obama. State treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is proposing the ...
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Durbin has a favored Obama replacement -- but he's not talkingNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Dick Durbin isn't saying whom he'd like to have as an Illinois colleague in the U.S. Senate, but made it clear Tuesday he has someone in mind and plans on ...
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All FamilyCare coverage ended until judge rules
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Blagojevich administration has stopped payment on most state-subsidized health care, asking a judge to clarify his order to shut down an illegal expan...
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Illinois, Senate inventories Obama's chair, other itemsNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate and the state Historic Preservation Agency are taking an inventory of items used by President-elect Barack Obama when he was a state l...
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2 dead in central Illinois house fire
Nov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - GIBSON CITY -- Two teenagers are dead after an overnight fire in a small central Illinois town. Ford County Coroner Doug Wallace says 13-year-old Madisyn Moore and 14-ye...
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PGA Tour returning to Cog Hill in LemontNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - After going a year without a big-time golf tournament in the area, 2009 promises a return to prominence for the Chicago area with a pair of biggies on the schedule. The ...
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U of I ready to extend president's contract
Nov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The University of Illinois is ready to extend President Joseph White's contract by a year and a half. The university board of trustees will consider the ext...
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Powerbroker Cellini due in court FridayNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal prosecutors say indicted Illinois power broker William Cellini Sr. is scheduled to appear in court on Friday. Randall Samborn is a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Pa...
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Ill. Goodwill worker finds $7,500 in donated shoes
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - GLEN CARBON -- A newcomer to the United States apparently had quite a first day working at a Goodwill store in southwestern Illinois. The nonprofit charity says Teodora ...
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Downstate man 3rd in World Series of Poker
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - ALTON -- A 53-year-old trucking account manager from Illinois is more than $4.5 million richer thanks to a monster poker tournament, but winning the top prize just wasn...