Illinois
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Judge: Indiana early voting sites to stay open
Oct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ Early voting centers that Republicans contend increase the risk of voter fraud will remain open in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago under an order from...
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More Illinois schools fail to meet No Child Left Behind goalsOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Roughly one-third of all Illinois public schools failed to meet No Child Left Behind testing standards this year, state education officials announced Tuesday. Test resul...
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State to receive $3 million from Pfizer settlement
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Attorney General Lisa Madigan says Illinois will receive $3 million from a $60 million settlement with Pfizer over the marketing of the drug maker's pain relievers Celeb...
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500 bats close Shelbyville school
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SHELBYVILLE, Ill. _ The middle school has gone a bit batty in Shelbyville. The school board said Tuesday that Moulton Middle School will be closed for the rest of the we...
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Ill. Senate's top Republican released after stroke
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate's top Republican has been released from the hospital after suffering a stroke. A fellow lawmaker says Minority Leader Frank Watson is ...
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White supremacist indicted in case involving Matthew Hale juror
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A Virginia man has been indicted on charges that accuse him of urging the use of force or threats against one of the jurors who convicted imprisoned white supremacist Ma...
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Tower owner says lights were on before copter crash
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A radio station's president says a security videotape obtained by investigators shows warning lights were working on a radio tower just before it was involved in a fatal...
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SIU-Carbondale expands in-state tuition
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is offering in-state tuition rates for college-bound high school students in three neighboring states. The unive...
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A memory, and a messageOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It was a simple but profound gesture. Hours after Caitlin Elizabeth Weese drew her last breath in May 2003, her grieving family drove out near Gilberts, stopping at the ...
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GOP leader blasts Dems after working with themOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just weeks after he tried to help top Democrats approve billions of dollars worth of construction spending, the Illinois House Republican leader is trying ...