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Briefs: Senators want a hearing

Oct 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...
Governor's income drops

Associated Press
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...
Official under Blagojevich resigns

Associated Press
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...
Ex-House Speaker Hastert to step down

Daily Herald staff and wire reports
Oct 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...
Warm, dry September increases drought conditions in parts of state

Associated Press
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...
Blagojevich banks on big-ticket fundraiser

Associated Press
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...
Challenges exist despite Clean Water Act

Associated Press
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - When Tom Linblade began canoeing the Fox River decades ago, he knew what to expect come midsummer. When the weather was hot and the water slow, the river would turn pea-...
State police lauded for saving evidence

By Stacy St. Clair Daily Herald Staff
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The nation's top cops have bestowed a prestigious award upon the Illinois State Police employees who helped solve the Brown's Chicken murders. Three members of Chicago ...
Democratic pandering that comes up short in math, logic

By George Will
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Explaining a simple proposal to help people squirrel away gold for their golden years, Hillary Clinton said that a person "should not require a Ph.D. to save for retirem...
Nearly 900 public schools don't meet No Child Left Behind targets

Associated Press
Oct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The last school year saw 896 Illinois public schools fail to meet rising No Child Left Behind achievement targets, a 30 percent increase from the previous...

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