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Quinn gives leaders until Friday to OK budget planJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has given legislative leaders until Friday to agree on a plan that he said is needed to avoid a $30 million shutdown of state construction projects. The g...
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Southwestern Ill. archaeological site vandalizedJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE, — Anthropology students at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville say they're disheartened by the apparent vandalism and possible looting from one of...
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Judge to OK settlement on disabilities lawsuitJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Thousands of adults with developmental disabilities in Illinois are a step closer to getting more housing options after a federal judge said Wednesday that he will appro...
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Membership in Wis. credit unions is increasingJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Membership in Wisconsin's credit unions is increasing. According to the state Department of Financial Institutions, there were almost 2.2 million members of ...
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Ex-chief sentenced to home confinement in tax caseJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS — A federal judge in East St. Louis has sentenced a former police chief to six months of electronically monitored home confinement for filing a false inco...
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Gaming board head blasts Ill. gambling expansionJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The top Illinois gambling regulator is criticizing legislation to expand wagering as poorly written and difficult to enforce. Aaron Jaffe (JAF'-fee) is cha...
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2 accused in 2007 southwestern Ill. shooting deathJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE — Two southwestern Illinois men are accused of fatally shooting an acquaintance four years ago. Prosecutors in St. Clair County have charged Demond Eckford of...
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Wis. worker groups file suit to block budget billJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of Wisconsin worker rights groups is going to court to block Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill. The groups are filing a federal lawsuit ...
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Building collapses in downtown FreeportJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - FREEPORT — A building has collapsed into a pile of rubble in downtown Freeport. The Journal-Standard reports emergency responders were picking up pieces of the building ...
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Company wants to build east-central Ill. wind farmJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - DANVILLE — A Chicago-based energy company wants to build a wind farm with more than 130 turbines in east-central Illinois. Vermilion County Board Chairman Jim McMahon sa...