Illinois
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Does the Illinois Lottery pay for education? Well, sort of ...Aug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - So the governor's talking about leasing out the lottery to pay for new roads, and many of you may be thinking: I thought the lottery paid for education. Ti...
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State Fair to Illinois: 'Eat it'Jul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Weird Al, fried food on a stick and the ubiquitous butter cow. It's time again for the Illinois State Fair. Officials on Thursday took the wraps off the 20...
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Police investigate links in Lane Bryant shootings
Jul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Police are investigating a possible link between the February killings at a Lane Bryant store in suburban Chicago and a shooting on the city's South Side in April. Each ...
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Police: Texas leads in Lane Bryant slayings
Jul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities say police investigating five slayings at a Tinley Park clothing store earlier this year have gone to Texas to follow up on leads. Tinley Park Police Chief M...
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Former Illinois State University dorm residents can get piece of history
Jul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - NORMAL -- Former residents of two soon-to-be-demolished resident halls at Illinois State University will be able to purchase items that will allow them to always remembe...
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Addiction fund cuts must be overriddenJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Just days before Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced plans to send the National Guard into Chicago, he slashed funding for vital programs that prevent violent crime in the fi...
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State making it easier to travelJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - With the annual summer road trip to explore America comes another tradition -- stopping at toll booths in various states to pay the piper. But that practice could be on ...
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Governor takes new casinos off budget tableJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The unrelenting feud between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and House Speaker Michael J. Madigan overshadowed the governor's unveiling Thursday of a new, $25 billion plan to impro...
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Regulators pressed on railroad sale
Jul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois lawmakers are asking federal regulators to give greater consideration to concerns expressed by suburban Chicago residents who would be affected by the proposed ...
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Sheley indicted in slaying, home invasion
Jul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - MORRISON -- The man suspected of eight killings in a two-state spree in June has been indicted by a Whiteside County jury in the slaying of a 93-year-old Sterling man an...