Illinois
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Defection jolts Clinton camp
May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Hillary Rodham Clinton was jolted Thursday by the defection of one of her longtime superdelegate supporters, a former national party chairman who urg...
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Agriculture money releasedMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Reversing course, Gov. Rod Blagojevich agreed Thursday to release state money to agriculture programs, although it was not clear if agencies would get all of the $36 mil...
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Recall amendment officially dead, for nowMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Senate Republicans on Thursday called a swift vote to squash recall "nonsense" and a "blatant power play." "To give the people an opportunity to ...
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Secretary of State worker accepted bribes
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A woman who works in the secretary of state's office is accused of accepting bribes to provide personal information on car owners and to help a convicte...
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Lawmakers in line for another pay raise
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Fresh off a hefty pay increase last year, state legislators are in line for another raise -- and they will have the final say on whether they and ot...
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House passes gun measureApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois House has approved legislation that would punish parents who fail to keep guns away from their mentally ill children. The measure would cover parents or gua...
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Lawyers want limit on questioning of witness
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Prosecutors asked a federal judge Wednesday to bar political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko's defense attorney from cross examining key witness Ali Ata about his nephew'...
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Extension offices, others await ag funds
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- State agriculture agencies on Thursday hoped to receive at least some of the $36 million in operating funds tied up in a state budget standoff, after being ...
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Suburb ends quirky stop-sign campaign
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - OAK LAWN -- Oak Lawn has removed comical remarks in octagonal shapes it placed under stop signs in an effort to get motorists to obey the law. Mayor Dave Heilmann says t...
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House orders formal audit of grant mistake
Apr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Without a single dissenting vote, the Illinois House has ordered a review of how the Blagojevich administration awarded a $1 million grant to the wrong or...