Illinois
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SIU raises over $100 million in capital campaign
Oct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Officials at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale say they've exceeded their $100 million goal in a six-year fundraising campaign. About $106 million...
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Judge: State must notify voters of misleading ballot
Oct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Every Illinois voter who goes to the polls next month must be notified of misleading language on the ballot, a judge ruled Friday. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Nathan...
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New law tells computer techs to report child porn
Oct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Under a new Illinois law, computer technicians must report to law enforcement any customers whose computers contain child pornography. The new law applies...
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Illinois investments hit by financial meltdown
Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The financial turmoil on Wall Street is costing Illinois money. State finance officials predict less money coming in because of a drop in interest income, and they say s...
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Money woes will force group home to close
Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - HIGHLAND -- The head of a non-profit operator of group homes for developmentally disabled adults says cuts in the Illinois Department of Human Services budget will forc...
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State becoming more tardy in paying bills
Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes says in a new report the state finished the first three months of its budget year with a mountain of unpaid bills and recor...
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Two cows killed on downstate highway
Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - CARROLLTON -- A Greene County teenager may have a beef with a cow. Authorities say 17-year-old Cayla Davis of Carrollton was slightly injured Wednesday night when the sp...
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Judge: Constitutional convention must be remedied before electionOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County Circuit Court Judge ruled Wednesday that the Illinois legislature, by playing with the wording of a referendum question, effectively denied voters the righ...
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National Guard starts massive deployment
Oct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - The largest deployment of Illinois National Guard troops since World War II is preparing to head to Afghanistan to help battle a growing insurgency, while fa...
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Whooping cough kills northwest Illinois resident
Oct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCK FALLS _ State health officials say whooping cough has killed a resident of Whiteside County in northwest Illinois. The case was one of at least a dozen in the count...