Illinois
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3 more Illinois counties declared disaster areas
Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared three more Illinois counties state disaster areas after severe flooding this month. The governor's office says the state disaster d...
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Suburban lawmakers get early say on bailoutSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Suburban lawmakers will have a considerable say in crafting the Bush Administration's $700 billion bailout package, though many of them remain undecided on the specifics...
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Prairie Parkway en route to realitySep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Construction of a 5-mile segment of the controversial Prairie Parkway could start as soon as late 2009 following federal approvals for the project connecting I-80 and th...
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Man convicted in 2004 murder, dismemberment
Sep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE _ A Madison County jury has convicted a southern Illinois man of first-degree murder in the death and dismemberment of a mentally ill stranger. The jury del...
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Number of foreign born in Ill. falls slightly
Sep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The wave of immigrants entering the United States slowed dramatically last year as the economy faltered and the government stepped up enforcement of immigr...
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State Senate OKs much-disputed ethics measure
Sep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Illinois has long been known as the "Wild West" of campaign finance, where patronage has been a right for politicians' friends and cronies and there is a h...
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Design changes unveiled for Lincoln penny
Sep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. The U.S. Mint unveiled the n...
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Man charged in 8 deaths says he aided own capture
Sep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- The man charged with killing eight people during a two-state June rampage said in a jailhouse interview Tuesday that he cooperated in his arrest because his...
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Fire official indicted on child porn charges
Sep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- An assistant fire chief in southern Illinois has been jailed without bond after being accused by federal grand jurors of child pornography. Forty-five-...
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Cops still looking for missing downstate woman
Sep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Springfield-area detectives are continuing to investigate the disappearance of a local woman who was last seen nearly six months ago. Forty-three-year-old...