Illinois
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Governor's education fix remains a surpriseAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The governor is ordering lawmakers back to the Capitol next week, demanding they fix Illinois' much maligned system for financing public schools. Exactly w...
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Governor threatens to keep lawmakers at Capitol for weeksAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - If state lawmakers are considering a tax increase to come up with more money for schools, Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants them to do it now, not wait until afte...
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Blagojevich to pitch camera enforcement of speed limitsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite mixed results so far with camera-enforcement technology, Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants cameras on the state's highways to issue tens of thousands of speeding ticket...
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Galesburg's long-gone elm trees
Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Elms once were Galesburg's trees of choice, their majestic branches not just providing shade but forming natural canopies over its streets. Thousands of the...
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Suburban state police lost to ChicagoAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is siphoning state police out of the suburbs to concentrate on crime in Chicago. Under his plan to beef up Windy City security following a rash of ...
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Judge delays Vrdolyak trialAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge Thursday ordered a delay in the trial of former Chicago Alderman Edward R. Vrdolyak after prosecutors dumped roughly 250,000 documents on his defense tea...
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Veto power starts battleAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - In a move that jeopardizes a tamer health insurance expansion plan, Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched a fresh assault on House Democrats by rewriting a measure to force insu...
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Sheley pleads not guilty in Galesburg murder
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Teen sentenced to 92 years in prison
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Lawmakers, governor keep fighting over construction spendingAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Pork projects and pay raises will be on the menu next week when Gov. Rod Blagojevich orders lawmakers back to the Capitol. On Tuesday, the governor announc...