Illinois
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John Edwards coming to U of I
Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- Less than a month after John Edwards admitted having an extramarital affair, the University of Illinois says the two-time presidential candidate has agreed to ...
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Layoffs coming in comptroller's office
Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes plans to lay off employees and has instituted unpaid days off and a hiring freeze to deal with budget cuts. Hynes spokeswoma...
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Duckworth to speak on veterans issues at conventionAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Since losing her bid for Congress, Hoffman Estates resident Tammy Duckworth has kept in the spotlight as a spokeswoman for veterans as well as Democrats. Wednes...
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Democrats laying groundwork to capture more Congressional seatsAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - One of Jan Schakowsky's biggest applause lines as she addressed Illinois Democratic delegates Monday, came when she declared, "In 148 days, George Bush no longe...
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Free rides to cost RTA $5 million
Aug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - When Gov. Rod Blagojevich trumpeted a measure to give free bus and train rides to poor people with disabilities he neglected to mention that there's no state money for t...
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Blagojevich eyes four more years as Dems try to hug away dysfunctionAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Gov. Rod Blagojevich all but announced he'd run for re-election Wednesday amid a seemingly impossible Democratic "lovefest" that saw him hugging his political r...
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Rev. Wright resigns from state commission
Aug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The former pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ has resigned from a state commission formed in 2005 to educate people about slavery in Amer...
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Man charged with fatal beating of 5-month-old son
Aug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) _ A 23-year-old Illinois man is being held without bond in an Indiana jail in the death of his 5-month-old son. Ryne White of Monee (moh-NEE'), Il...
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CN in agreement with Joliet over EJ&E acquisition
Aug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Canadian National Railway Co. said Monday it has reached agreement with Joliet, Ill., over the company's proposed acquisition of part of a railway company. The company s...
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Take a spin in a B-17 bomber
Aug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - BETHALTO -- World War II aviation enthusiasts have the chance to see -- and even take a ride in -- an airplane that did a lot of the heavy lifting during that era. A res...