Illinois
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Tracks should have casino gamblingOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The recent impasse between the executive and legislative branches of state government offers a good opportunity to revisit the issue of horse racing in Illinois and the ...
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Hail, high winds pummel parts of Illinois
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Quick-moving storms drove across the state Thursday, delivering high winds, hail and tornado warnings and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said. The National...
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SIUE faculty senate calls for Poshard's resignation
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- The faculty senate at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville passed a resolution Thursday asking for the system's embattled president to resign over p...
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Briefs: Slain boy wasn't targetOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago police say the bullet that killed 10-year-old Arthur Jones several blocks from his South Side home Wednesday was probably meant for someone else. "At this point,...
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Briefs: Senators want a hearingOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois' two U.S. senators called on federal regulators Wednesday to hold a public hearing on a proposed wastewater permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works mill that recentl...
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Governor's income drops
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his wife's combined income dropped last year, although they made money off a major campaign contributor. After getting a six-mont...
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Official under Blagojevich resigns
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A high-level official in an agency under Gov. Rod Blagojevich has resigned during a review of his ties to a company doing business with the state. Mark Ko...
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Ex-House Speaker Hastert to step downOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican aides said Thursday that former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert will resign soon rather than complete his term 15 months from now, but Hastert himself refused...
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Warm, dry September increases drought conditions in parts of state
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says a warm, dry September increased drought conditions in southern and central Illinois. State climatologist...
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Blagojevich banks on big-ticket fundraiser
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is revving up the fundraising machine that gave him a huge advantage in his two campaigns for governor but also has been a flashpoint for allegation...