Illinois
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Proposal to limit municipal primaries faces oppositionSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Provisions in an already controversial Senate bill sent to the governor's desk likely would reduce the number of municipal primary elections. "That particular provision...
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Like others, Neale rides the cash cowSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - It seems that School District U-46's educational messiah joined the list of other public servants to threaten themselves into huge benefits. Now Connie Neale also joins ...
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Illinois crime drops again, but murders, robberies climbSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Serious crime in Illinois fell again last year, but murders rose unexpectedly and violent crime was more of a problem in rural parts of the state, new sta...
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SIU president's friend says he rallied for poll support
Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- An online newspaper poll found resounding support for Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard, but a Poshard friend's admission that he rallie...
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Casinos want their smokesSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A statewide smoking ban has yet to snuff a single cigarette and already repeal efforts are afoot at the Capitol. The gambling industry is actively lobbyin...
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Briefs: 'Alcopop' ads targetedSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A new state law aims to keep companies from marketing flavored alcoholic beverages to minors. The drinks, also known as "alcopops," are alcoholic beverages mixed with fr...
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Defense attorney unhappy with delay in mob trial
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Boys' murderer dies in prison
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Horse-lover's delight in WayneSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - It's like a triathlon for horses. Speed. Endurance. Muscle. These 1,000-plus-pound beauties have everything it takes to jump waterfalls, dodge tree trunks and -- most ...
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Crime rates down in Illinois, but murders up