Illinois
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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
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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...
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All bets are off on gambling expansion, for nowDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The political fallout from the indictment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's friend and gambling adviser began Friday as a potential vote next week on a massive st...
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Blagojevich skips chances for feel-good events
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State will back off E-verify system oppositionDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois officials agreed for the time being not to enforce a law that would make it illegal to enroll in the federal E-verify system, which allows employers to check wh...