Illinois
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U of I physics professor wins national award
Aug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A University of Illinois physics professor will receive the National Medal of Science for his work in magnetic resonance. The university says that Charles P...
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Emil Jones: I said delegate was 'doubting Thomas' not 'Uncle Tom'Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Senate President Emil Jones Jr., Barack Obama's political mentor, denied today calling a Hillary Clinton delegate an 'Uncle Tom.' Chicago political consultant...
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Governor names new department heads
Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Two heads of Illinois agencies are swapping jobs. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has picked James Sledge to serve as director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Serv...
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Durbin: Feuding State Dems owe it to Obama to lay lowAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - In their first big gathering, Illinois Democrats bit their lips Sunday and played nice for Barack Obama. Then again, Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn't attend the earl...
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Judge: Ex-SIU student's note admissible in threat trial
Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A Madison County judge says a rampage-threatening note found by police in a car on Southern Illinois University's Edwardsville campus can be used during ...
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Blagojevich says rewrite expands ethics reforms, not guts itAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As Illinois Democrats rallied in Denver for their 'favorite son' during the party's first day at the convention, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was back in Chicago rewriting legis...
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NIU president pleased with new campus safety law
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- The president of Northern Illinois University says he's pleased that Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed the state's new Campus Security Enhancement Act. The law w...
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Illinois Dems offer little for Obama to brag aboutAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president from the steps of the Old State Capitol, he described Springfield as the crucible where he learned the art of pol...
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Downstate teachers accused of ignoring abuse
Aug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- Three former Urbana school officials have pleaded not guilty to failing to report child abuse by a teacher. Former Superintendent Gene Amberg, former principal...
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Pontiac fights long odds to save prison, jobs
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC, Ill. _ When folks here heard the governor wanted to close the 137-year-old prison, sucking hundreds of jobs from the area, they mobilized in a way that only sma...