Illinois
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Airman witnesses birth via Internet
Jul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Although he was thousands of miles away in Iraq, Senior Airman Daniel Stewart was able to help his wife deliver their second child yesterday. As Miranda St...
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Group helps trace Lake Michigan trashJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. _ An environmental group that coordinates beach cleanup programs Thursday joined the U.S. Coast Guard in the search for the source of household and ...
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100 families still homeless from flooding
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - MACHESNEY PARK -- Officials in the northern Illinois village of Machesney Park estimate that about 100 families are still homeless since last month's floods. Village off...
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New rules target high-interest loan firmsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The state aims to have amended rules in place later this year to further protect consumers seeking high-interest, short-term loans that use their vehicles as collateral....
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Civil rights groups want consent searches banned
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Armed with four years of state data finding minorities are searched more often during traffic stops than whites, civil rights groups are asking the governor to bar state...
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Records show Blagojevich still taking donations
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - While Illinois legislators took action against the state's "pay to play" reputation, Gov. Rod Blagojevich took donation after donation from people who stoo...
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School founder contradicts governor
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The founder of a school that got $1 million in state assistance following a fire at a historic Chicago church is contradicting claims by the Blagojevich administration t...
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More concerns raised by agency move
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A member of a state purchasing oversight panel is questioning the legality of the acquisition of a Harrisburg building by the Illinois Department of Trans...
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Firefighter killed while battling blaze
Jul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - FORREST -- A Fairbury firefighter was killed and another injured while they battled a fire that heavily damaged a house in the Livingston County commuity of Forrest. The...
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Trial begins for man in fake deputy case
Jul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A St. Clair County trial is under way for a former Alorton and Red Bud police officer accused of posing as a sheriff's deputy when he tried to arrest a you...