Illinois
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Appellate panel: State must use disputed ballot
Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A state appeals court on Thursday rejected efforts to replace a ballot asking voters whether they want a constitutional convention, even though critics say the current v...
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Bailout, economy divide U.S. Senate picksOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin voted for the recent $700 billion economic rescue package for the nation's financial markets, but his Republican opponent argues the ...
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Man sentenced to life for 1998 slaying of Prospect Hts. mom, sonOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A decade after a Prospect Heights woman and her 5-year-old son were killed, the man responsible was sentenced to life in prison. Leobardo Barraza, now 26, was sentenced ...
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Springfield museum in running for Lincoln artifacts
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has one less competitor for a $20 million collection of artifacts related to the 16th president. The a...
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Mom gets year in jail for deadly underage party
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC _ A central Illinois mother has been sentenced to a year in jail for charges related to an underage drinking party that left a teen dead. Before her sentencing T...
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Cook, DuPage get disaster assistance
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Four Illinois counties have gotten approval for federal assistance to help local governments deal with the severe flooding that hit the state in September...
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Blagojevich proposes carpool lanes for toll roadsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Drivers who carpool will get a break from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, which today announced plans to create "Green Lanes" for vehicles with two or more oc...
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Judge: Blagojevich must halt health care expansion
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A judge on Wednesday renewed an order banning state officials from making payments under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's expanded health care program, and said it's time for the ...
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House cancels half of November veto sessionOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House of Representatives has canceled half of an upcoming veto session. Word of the change came Tuesday in a memo from House Speaker Michael M...
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Rock Valley employee charged with stealing $1 million
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD _ Authorities say a former employee at the Rock Valley Federal Credit Union has been charged with stealing more than $1 million over 15 years by misstating cred...