Illinois
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Audit cites Medicaid illsMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A new audit confirms Illinois has a severe backlog of overdue health care bills, but problems with the Medicaid system go much deeper. Auditor General William Holland fo...
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Desmond Tutu to receive Lincoln Leadership Prize
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu pulled aside a red curtain and quickly stepped back to study the painting behind it -- a portrait of the Nobel Peace Prize winner ...
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Pastor of Hinsdale church arrested
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - HINSDALE -- With their pastor arrested in an undercover prostitution sting, members of his Hinsdale church are planning a new future for the congregation he helped creat...
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Layoffs hit southern Illinois coal mine
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - GALATIA -- The owner of a southern Illinois coal mine says it's laying off 187 workers because of what it calls "sudden, unforeseeable circumstances and physical calamit...
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Weekend winds topple tree, kill woman
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPARTA -- Authorities in southern Illinois' Randolph County say last weekend's strong winds are to blame for the death of a 25-year-old mother. Investigators say Duste N...
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Former Illinois football player sentenced in computer theft
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- A former University of Illinois football player will spend four months in jail after admitting he stole a laptop computer. Joseph "Jody" Ellis pleaded guilty t...
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Lawmakers return with long list of unfinished business
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The calendar says Illinois lawmakers are supposed to finish their spring session in just three weeks, but it may take far longer. Top officials have...
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Authorities to courthouse's visitors: Leave drugs at home
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Visitors to St. Clair County's courthouse are being put on notice that bringing drugs into the building isn't a bright idea. Three people have been arreste...
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Give Rep. Franks real election recallMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the May 9 Guest View, Democrat state Rep. Jack Franks expresses his consternation over the lack of the Democrat-controlled state Senate from passing HJRCA 28 giving v...
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Web site devoted to hundreds of shuttered high schools
May 11, 2008 11:00 pm - David Nanninga grew up in the tiny town of Mineral hearing his grandparents and parents reminisce about their experiences at Mineral High School. But by the time Nanning...