Illinois
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Vehicle strikes bystanders at auto auction in Crestwood
Mar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - An out-of-control sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd at a suburban auto auction today, injuring 11 bystanders. Three of the victims were in critical condition wit...
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Absence of SIU-Carbondale's chancellor draws concerns
Mar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- A member of Southern Illinois University's faculty senate worries the appearance of instability in the top post of the Carbondale school could have lingeri...
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Tollway spends to restock depleted road salt suppliesMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- As the winter season crawls to an end, the ice and snow storms that blanketed the state have put a hole in not just the roads, but also salt supplies. In...
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Virginia sisters say eBay canceled Illinois corn flake auction
Mar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Two sisters from Virginia who are selling a corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois on eBay say the online auction Web site canceled their listing. But the flake is...
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Ex-state official in Rezko trial links Blagojevich to bribes, corruptionMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Star prosecution witness Stuart Levine, testifying in Antoin "Tony" Rezko's trial, continued to describe this morning a web of corruption that, he suggested, extended to...
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Indicted ad agency owner denies bilking feds on billboards
Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The owner of a Springfield advertising agency accused of stealing $500,000 in federal funds that was to pay for anti-drunken-driving billboards has pleade...
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Bush's lame-duck status could impede foreign policyMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - President Bush seems ready to move back to Texas. There he was singing a jolly farewell at the Gridiron Club dinner recently, a fancy gathering for journalists and thei...
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Lawmakers consider tax breaks for Winfrey, Springer shows
Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- From Chicago, it's "The Oprah Winfrey Show," brought to you with a little help from Illinois taxpayers. Or, this Jerry Springer throwdown is funded in par...
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Gambling not off the tableMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's still willing to talk about gambling expansion to pay for a statewide construction program. He says he won't rule it out if others want to...
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Deadbeat parents may lose driver's licensesMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Thousands of deadbeat parents have recently been warned that they risk losing their driver's licenses if they don't pay up. In the last two months, offic...