Illinois
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Cross calls Madigan impeachment memo 'a scheme to lie'
Jun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The top Republican in the Illinois House is questioning Speaker Michael Madigan's commitment to working out state budget issues and passing a public works program. House...
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McCain presents a refreshing change in stale debate formatJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - It's pretty obvious what was the most overhyped political story of the past week. The honors clearly go to the Hillary Clinton drama: Will she stand down? Will she endor...
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Cops question husband of missing woman
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - MACKINAW -- Authorities in central Illinois were questioning the husband of a missing rural Mackinaw woman who was the subject of a search that was suspended when a body...
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Conquering poverty with entrepreneurial spiritJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Listening to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton repeat stories they claim to have been told by the poor and the unemployed, who are unable to pay for food and medicine and...
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Trial begins in ex-Sen. Braun's mugging
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A trial is underway in Cook County Circuit Court of a man accused of attempting to rob former U.S. senator and presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun. Joseph Dixon i...
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R. Kelly case could go to jury on Thursday
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - R. Kelly's defense attorneys surprised courtroom observers at his child pornography trial by resting their case Monday after calling about half the number of witnesses a...
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Deputy Gov. Nix leaving Blagojevich administration
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Deputy Gov. Sheila Nix says she's proud of the work she and Gov. Rod Blagojevich have done to help expand health care options in Illinois. Nix, a graduate...
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Levee breaks in eastern Ill. force evacuations
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - LAWRENCEVILLE -- Jim McClaskey drove in Tuesday to see whether floodwaters threatened a campsite near this southeastern Illinois community. He needed a boat to get out. ...
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Man's body pulled from Kankakee River
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - KANKAKEE -- Authorities in Kankakee say a body pulled from the Kankakee River appears to be that of a man reported missing. The body was found in the river after fisherm...
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Tourist killed in downstate crash
Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - CHENOA -- A German tourist traveling to Los Angeles on a motorcycle on historic Route 66 has been killed in an accident in central Illinois. Authorities say 50-year-old ...