Illinois
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Two killed in motorcycle crash near Joliet
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Two people were killed early Thursday morning and a third person was injured following a motorcycle accident on I-80, state police officials said. Police said the two w...
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Congressman calls Electoral College 'antiquated'
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA- - Republican Congressman Ray LaHood is calling for a change in the way the nation chooses its president. LaHood on Wednesday told junior high school students in ...
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Make your voice heard at the pollsOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm fed up with the mess in Springfield, but I'm writing to voice my opposition to holding a Constitutional convention. Rewriting the entire Constitution is not a way to...
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Statewide, 2,600 affected by company layoffsOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Fourteen companies statewide are laying off around 2,600 workers altogether, including hundreds from the Chicago suburbs, according to documents filed with the state. So...
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Coal mine fined for safety violations
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A coal company belonging to Bob Murray, the mine owner who entered the national spotlight last year when nine people died in a Utah mine, was fined ...
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Letters sent to park vendors about park closures
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has sent letters to vendors in state parks detailing what will happen if the parks close as planned. Go...
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Cicero woman arrested in I-40 drug bustOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - FORREST CITY, Ark. _ Arkansas State Police say they arrested two people, including an Illinois woman, after finding about 200 pounds of marijuana inside their car. Troo...
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Lisa Madigan 'thinking about' gubernatorial run
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The next gubernatorial election is still two years away, but Attorney General Lisa Madigan acknowledges she's "thinking about" a run for the state's top job. Madigan did...
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U of I: Workers can campaign, but not on the job
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ University of Illinois President Joseph White says faculty and other employees can show support for political candidates as long as they don't do it while th...
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Pharmacists pay for state bungling
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Illinois pharmacists are stuck helping pay for the Blagojevich administration's bungled health care program expansion. The Department of Healthcare and Fam...