Illinois
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Green Party fills November ballotsApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Buoyed by Rich Whitney's showing in his 2006 run for governor, the Green Party of Illinois has placed a record number of candidates on the November general election ball...
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Judge admonishes government witness in Rezko corruption trialApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Defense attorney Joseph Duffy isn't the only one getting annoyed by Stuart Levine. On Thursday, the judge in the corruption trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko admonished Levin...
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House rejects letting voters decide on tax hike for the wealthy
Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House has rejected a proposal to let voters decide whether to increase income taxes on the state's wealthiest residents. Under the proposal, ...
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Illinois lawmakers look to ban trans fats from school cafeterias
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Stevenson laments lobbyists' influenceApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Speaking to students at the Lincolnshire high school that bears his father's name, former U.S. Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson III on Wednesday was quick to point out what he fe...
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Defense hits Levine's memory over meeting with RezkoApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - If Antoin "Tony" Rezko wanted a bribe from Mercy Hospital in exchange for letting it build a facility in Crystal Lake, why didn't he direct the chairman of the state hos...
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Tax raises, breaks on the agendaApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- If a property boom goes bust in Cook County, homeowners shouldn't have to wait three years to see savings on their tax bills, lawmakers said Wednesday. A...
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House rejects gun limitApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - 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 Illinois House, b...
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Containing Iranian threat in Iraq to be left to next presidentApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The language that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker used Tuesday to describe the Iranian role in Iraq was extreme -- and telling. They spoke of Tehran's "n...
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RNC Victory rallies support for McCain with local speechApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom says that a faltering economy favors the out-of-power party, meaning, in this presidential election year, the Democrats. Carly Fiorina doesn't buy it...