Illinois
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FBI: Agents foil bank robbery, rescue hostage
Jul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - FBI agents say a suburban Chicago bank employee just may have saved her fiance's life after he was abducted, bound, shot in the leg and hit in the feet with a wrench by ...
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Decision on retrying Alton Logan postponed
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Birds test positive for West Nile
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Illinois foreclosures still way upJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Significantly more Chicago area households received some type of foreclosure notice this June than last, suggesting the local foreclosure problem stands to get worse bef...
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How your lawmakers voted on gambling expansionJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted 47-55 Thursday to reject a proposed gambling expansion plan that would have helped finance $34 billion in state construction. Here...
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Quinn: Gov's budget cuts 'petty and vindictive'
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Food bank in affluent area needs help
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Man sentenced to 20 years in ex-senator's mugging
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No dice to gambling expansionJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Plans to pay for billions of dollars in road, bridge and school construction with more and bigger casinos were declared "dead" Thursday, falling victim to ...
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Blagojevich pulls funds meant for mandate on seniorsJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Another sucker punch from Springfield has transit agencies scratching their heads. Facing a funding crisis in January, area riders were spared fare hikes and service cut...