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State: Railroad should help with overpasses

Associated Press
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Commerce Commission is proposing that the Canadian National Railway be required to help local governments get funding for any needed overpasses if it acquir...
State revenue from gambling drops

Associated Press
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A new report from the legislature's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shows Illinois' riverboat casino tax revenue slumped from $685...
Judge considers reprinting November ballot

Associated Press
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A lawsuit that seeks to force Illinois to reprint its election ballots is heading into court, and election officials say they fear it could cause turmoil if it's success...
Let's shine light on ethics reform

Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In July 2007, I wrote a letter to Illinois Senator Barack Obama asking him to personally intercede in the business of the General Assembly on the matter of ethics. In th...
Ex-Gary police chief acquitted on all but 1 charge

Associated Press
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. _ A former Gary police chief was acquitted Tuesday on five of six counts from a raid that prosecutors say he orchestrated after a burglary at his home. A ...
Couple sentenced for chaining niece

Associated Press
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - DANVILLE -- An eastern Illinois couple will spend the next 18 months on probation for chaining their mentally disabled niece to a bed. Vermilion County Judge Nancy Fahey...
Why some kind of bailout may be needed

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Like millions of Americans, John Skaritka's retirement fund took an initial stock market beating in the wake of Congress rejecting a $700 billion Wall Stre...
Suburban firefighter charged with child porn

Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A Stickney fire lieutenant has been charged with felony possession of child pornography. The FBI said Monday that agents arrested 53-year-old Michael J. Grueber at his N...
Legal fight brewing over state constitutional convention question

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just weeks before voters go to the polls, there's a fight emerging over the question they'll face about rewriting the state's constitution. The conflict in...
GOP congressional candidate gave to Blagojevich

Associated Press
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican congressional candidate Martin Ozinga III is denying any ethical violation in connection with a $10,000 donation he made to Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevic...

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