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House votes down gun sale restriction

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Against the backdrop of the Virginia Tech massacre anniversary, Illinois House members on Wednesday voted down added gun restrictions here. The proposal ...
Blago using state workers to build budget support

Associated Press
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich, never shy about using taxpayer resources to push his agenda, is once again marshaling state employees to build backing for his budge...
Agriculture cut plans under fire

Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - People are lining up in Springfield to complain about the governor's plans to cut money from agriculture programs. Gov. Rod Blagojevich is threatening to withhold money...
Account of Lincoln assassination donated to museum

Associated Press
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A handwritten account of Abraham Lincoln's assassination is being donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The account of the 1865 ...
Sex offender law tweaked

Associated Press
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House has passed legislation that will repair a glitch in a state law intended to keep child sex offenders at least 500 feet from in-home day...
How voters could decide future of tax

By John Patterson and Amber Krosel Daily Herald Staff
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Just days after the Illinois House rejected a possible tax increase on the state's wealthiest individuals, the Illinois Senate is advancing a similar plan...
Former cop cleared

Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - A former Maywood police officer has been acquitted of charges he tipped off a gang leader about a 2005 police drug raid. An investigation intended to net drug dealers wh...
Recall debate killed by grade-school antics

By Amber Krosel Daily Herald Staff
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- What some lawmakers referred to as grade-school antics Wednesday likely squashed voters' chances to choose whether they want the ability to recall the gov...
Defense tries to distance Rezko from kickback schemes

By David Beery Daily Herald Staff
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Key prosecution witness Stuart Levine has left the building, his testimony now completed. But Antoin "Tony" Rezko's attorney still is trying to convince jurors that Levi...
Quinn stumps for recall amendment

Associated Press
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn made his mark in Illinois politics as an outsider mobilizing people to challenge the powerful. Now a political insider himself, Quinn i...

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