Illinois
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Daughter of Sen. Durbin dies at 40
Nov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Christine A. Durbin, the oldest daughter of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, died Saturday at age 40, according to a spokesman for the Democratic senator. Christine...
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Senate candidates differ on military, IraqOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate rivals Dick Durbin and Steve Sauerberg offer contrasting views when it comes to military policy. Durbin, the Democratic senator form Springfiel...
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Suicide watch for man accused in killing
Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON _ McLean County jailers are on suicide watch for a 21-year-old man charged in the rape and beating death of his pregnant sister-in-law. Jason Marksteiner of ...
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Illinois man gets 100 years for murderOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA_ A judge in Peoria has sentenced a West Bluff man to 100 years in prison for beating his landlord to death. Circuit Judge James Shadid gave 36-year-old Allen Brow...
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Workplace accident kills worker at power plant
Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - MARION _ Federal workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a contract worker at a southern Illinois power plant. Scheck Industrial Corp. President Randy ...
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GOP insider indicted in Rezko-Levine teacher retirement scamOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - With the chief fundraiser of Gov. Rod Blagojevich already convicted, a federal grand jury Thursday indicted another longtime Illinois power broker, William Cellini of Sp...
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Former dean sent to prison for sexual assault
Oct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - LITCHFIELD -- A former dean of students of a high school in Litchfield has been sentenced to five years in prison for criminal sexual assault. Montgomery County State's ...
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Tollway authority picks new chief as former CEO fights to get new jobOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeffrey S. Dailey returns to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority as its chief just in time to watch the completion of a major construction effort he started. Tollw...
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Gambling series was a true public serviceOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for your thoughtful and informative series on Gambling in late July. For years, I've felt the public was lacking full disclosure regarding the many issues surr...
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Charges upped in pregnant woman's death
Oct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A central Illinois man faces additional charges in the rape and beating death of pregnant sister-in-law while his wife and children slept in the same hous...