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Towns fear they won't be able to keep up with pensions

By David Beery Daily Herald Staff
Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois municipalities are losing ground in efforts to fully fund their pension plans for police and firefighters. That much is clear. The question is why? And what can...
13% at U of I are foreign

Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has more than 5,000 international students, more than any other public university in the United States, according to the I...
Campers, hunters could see higher fees under governor's latest budget

Associated Press
Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Hunters and campers in Illinois could be paying more in fees under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's latest budget proposal. The administration hinted weeks ago that...
White: Stay quiet and avoid department budget cuts

By Nick Shields Daily Herald Staff
Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Secretary of State Jesse White may have discovered the secret to avoiding Gov. Rod Blagojevich's budget cuts -- stay mum. "Last year, all of the constitut...
A Q&A with Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White

By Nick Shields Daily Herald Staff
Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White recently sat down with the Daily Herald for a far-ranging discussion that touched on everything from organ donation...
Judge finds man who tried to kill wife guilty of kidnapping

Associated Press
Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- A man already serving 37 years in prison for trying to kill his wife has been found guilty of kidnapping and interstate domestic violence. Forty-four-year-o...
Church praises Wright at special service

Associated Press
Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Thousands gathered at Trinity United Church of Christ to thank the retired pastor who has become a central figure in the Democratic presidential race for his 30-year ser...
Senate candidate gives self loan

Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg has loaned his campaign $1 million to help take on Democratic incumbent Dick Durbin. Sauerberg calls it "a down-payment on my...
'March Madness' deflects real madness

Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The "March Madness" of the NCAA basketball tournament couldn't have come at a better time, offering as it did a respite from the non-stop coverage of the political campa...
One dead, 2 hurt in Lockport fire

Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - A five-alarm fire tore through a Lockport hotel early Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring two others, authorities said. The fire broke out at the three-...

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