Illinois
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Towns fear they won't be able to keep up with pensionsMar 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...
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13% at U of I are foreignMar 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...
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Campers, hunters could see higher fees under governor's latest budget
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...
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White: Stay quiet and avoid department budget cutsMar 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...
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A Q&A with Illinois Secretary of State Jesse WhiteMar 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...
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Judge finds man who tried to kill wife guilty of kidnapping
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...
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Church praises Wright at special service
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...
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Senate candidate gives self loanMar 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...
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'March Madness' deflects real madnessMar 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...
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One dead, 2 hurt in Lockport fireMar 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-...