Illinois
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Weapons card revokedMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois State Police have revoked the firearm owner's ID card of a Plainfield man whose wife has been missing for more than a year. The state police took that action We...
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Senate passes own budgetMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Senate Democrats approved their own state budget plan Friday, adding another alternative and more uncertainty into the budget mix as a deadline fast approaches. The Sena...
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GOP Senators storm out of budget committeeMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Angered by the treatment they'd received from the majority Democratic lawmakers, Senate Republicans stormed out of a Revenue Committee meeting Thursday evening that'd be...
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Bus driver going on trialMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A judge says a Greyhound bus driver from Chicago should face a trial in the death of a southern Illinois firefighter killed by the bus last summer on Interstate 57. Afte...
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Illinois halts 'Yo-Yo' rides after Calif. fair collapse
May 22, 2008 11:00 pm - State officials say owners of a carnival ride named the "Yo-Yo" must immediately stop operating the machine following a collapse of a similar ride at a county fair in Ca...
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Judge says Peterson guns must be returnedMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities must hand over eight guns they seized from the home of Drew Peterson after a judge on Thursday ruled the former Bolingbrook police sergeant can transfer owne...
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Springfield rail upgrades affect Amtrak routes
May 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Amtrak is temporarily canceling two trains along its St. Louis-to-Chicago corridor and modifying the schedules for others to accommodate track repairs. Ra...
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U of I Global Campus enrollment and revenue low
May 22, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Enrollment and revenue continue to lag at the University of Illinois' new virtual campus, but officials believe the project is starting to gain momentum. Gl...
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Pension idea advancesMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Senate Democrats advanced a plan Thursday night to borrow $16 billion for pension debt and free up scarce money for other budget needs, but it still faces tough hurdles....
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Illinois EPA: State drinking water safe
May 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says preliminary results from tests show the state's drinking water is safe. Officials took samples from acro...