Illinois
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Goodwill thrift store robbed
Sep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- As the U.S. economy struggles, it appears even Goodwill thrift stores aren't immune from being targeted by criminals. Police in Belleville are looking for ...
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Governor declares 'Zambrano Day'Sep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Fresh off the first Cubs no hitter since 1972, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared Tuesday "Carlos Zambrano Day in Illinois." "Carlos Zambrano is the leader of t...
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State parks get reprieve, closings pushed back four weeksSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - More than a dozen state parks slated to close Nov. 1 will remain open through the end of that month, state officials announced Tuesday. A spokeswoman for G...
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National Dems fire up Illinois racesSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Game on. National Democrats have begun pouring money into suburban congressional races in hopes of adding seats to their House majority. But national Republicans, who ...
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Union sues governor to block prison closure
Sep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The union that represents the state's prison workers is suing the governor to stop his plan to close a central Illinois lockup. In the lawsuit filed Wednesd...
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Test results a mixed bag again in 2008
Sep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois grade school students generally performed better on statewide achievement tests this spring than they did last year, but their high school counte...
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Threatened trees found at mine site
Sep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - BANNER -- Opponents of a proposed strip mine near the central Illinois community of Banner say the recent discovery of a threatened plant species on the property should ...
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Watchdog group criticizes parole board
Sep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A prison watchdog group is criticizing the Illinois Prisoner Review Board as being too stingy in granting parole requests from the state's longest-s...
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German firm to revive FutureGen projectSep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - E.ON AG, Germany's biggest power utility, and partners plan to revive a project to build a coal-fired generator that doesn't emit greenhouse gases after the U.S. preside...
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Budget crisis means pay cut for some state workers
Sep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Nearly 4,000 Illinois government employees will lose four days of pay because of state budget cuts, Secretary of State Jesse White announced Monday. Facin...