Illinois
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Senators seek flood fundsApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois' two U.S. Senators, Democrats Dick Durbin and Barack Obama, are seeking federal help for victims of last month's flooding in 15 southern Illinois counties. Durb...
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How is that extra sales tax being used?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Suburban counties that received sales tax increases as part of a mass transit bailout earlier this year soon may have to detail to lawmakers how the money...
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SIU tuition to rise in fall for new students
Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- Tuition for new students at Southern Illinois University is going up. The university's board of trustees signed off on a plan to charge new undergraduate...
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Motorola names former AT&T chief executive Dorman to succeed ZanderApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - David Dorman is taking his experience of leading AT&T to Motorola Inc. The Schaumburg-based company said Wednesday it has appointed board member Dorman to replace outgoi...
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EPA awards grantsApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The federal Environmental Protection Agency has issued $18.6 million in grants to 56 communities and organizations for brownfield improvements in six states across the u...
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How to cash in on the rebateApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The April 15 IRS filing deadline carries a bit more importance this year. Eligible taxpayers will receive up to $600 ($1,200 for joint-filing married cou...
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Illinois House rejects one-a-month limit on handguns
Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An effort to bar Illinois residents from buying more than one handgun a month has failed. The measure got only 53 of the 60 votes it needed to pass the Il...
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Boeing 787 launch date to be delayed up to 18 months
Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. pushed back its oft-delayed 787 jetliner by another six months Tuesday, postponing the jet's debut in commercial service until the third quarter of 2009, furt...
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New wind farm planned for central Illinois
Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An energy company plans to build 150 to 200 wind turbines on 25,000 acres of land in central Illinois. The Prairie Fork Wind Farm is slated to be built in...
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House OKs right to recall voteApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political critics sent a message Tuesday as the Illinois House approved a constitutional amendment that would let voters recall a g...