Illinois
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Amtrak, Illinois officials to discuss service
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The head of Amtrak is set to appear in Chicago to discuss upgrades for the increasingly popular service. Ridership on Amtrak's passenger trains has soared to record leve...
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Obama to appear with running mate Saturday
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the Democratic hopeful onstage Saturday at a rally in this capital city where Obama launched his White H...
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Illinois commission expects earful on prison plan
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC -- A state commission considering a plan to close a central Illinois prison expects to hear from dozens of people at a public hearing. Most are expected to tell ...
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Will Co. keeps elected coroner
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Will County Board has decided against giving voters a chance to decide whether the elected coroner should be replaced by an appointed medical examiner. The board had...
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No prison for downstate trucker
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - CLAYTON, Mo. -- An Illinois trucker who authorities blame for a chain-reaction accident on a Missouri freeway near St. Louis has avoided prison time. Fifty-four-year-old...
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Obama veep announcement expected in coming days
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice presidential choice in the coming days. But the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the...
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Democrats lining up to be upper chamber leaderAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A behind-the-scenes power struggle among Illinois Democrats intensified Monday with the announcement that Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. will ret...
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Bradley president against lowering drinking age
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- The president of Bradley University says she is opposed to the idea of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 years old as proposed by the Amethyst Initiative...
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EPA: Illinois not meeting soot standards
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal agency has sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich warning that air quality in 14 Illinois counties -- including Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will -- do...
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Escaped buffalo shot after wandering onto I-55
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BRAIDWOOD -- Illinois State Police say four buffalo escaped from a farm in Braidwood and were shot after they blocked morning traffic. The buffalo wandered onto Intersta...