Illinois
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Flying above IRS' radar?
Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- On Memorial Day, Gov. Rod Blagojevich huddled with legislative leaders in his Capitol office in what turned out to be another futile attempt to negotiate ...
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Judge says authorities can keep items seized from Peterson's home
Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - JOLIET, Ill. -- A judge on Monday denied a request to return 11 guns, two vehicles and other items seized from Drew Peterson's home but said he would revisit the issue a...
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Singer Dan Fogelberg dies of cancer
Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in...
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Quitting timeDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Smokers have a new incentive to quit this Jan. 1, and it's not another New Year's resolution. Illinois' statewide ban on smoking in restaurants, bars and public buildin...
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Plenty of opportunity in state GOPDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A wide-open Illinois Republican presidential primary offers state officials a rare chance to test their organizational powers as the GOP seeks to rebuild ...
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Illinois colleges unite on homeland security classes
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- An alliance of Illinois colleges will offer online instructional work on homeland security. The partnership includes Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Nor...
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Could indictment sink gambling plan?Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With Gov. Rod Blagojevich's gambling point man now accused of placing millions of dollars in illegal bets and breaking the law to cover it up, state lawma...
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Bloomington man arrested for stealing gasoline sales money
Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - DOWNS -- Police say a Bloomington man pocketed a fraction of a penny for every gallon of fuel sold during his shifts at a Freedom Oil service station in Downs. After thr...
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Former state corrections head pleads guilty to taking bribesDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The former head of the Illinois Department of Corrections admitted Friday to taking bribes in exchange for contracts to administer health care to inmates. Donald N. Snyd...
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U of I hopefuls learn their fate by computerDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - At 5 p.m. Friday, with the click of a mouse, thousands of students across Illinois learned whether they made the cut at the state's flagship university. University of Il...