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Quinn calls lawmakers back to SpringfieldJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn says he's calling lawmakers back to work in Springfield. Quinn announced Monday he would be talking to legislative leaders about a date to come ...
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Wisconsin GOP wants spoiler candidates in recallsJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Republican Party is encouraging protest candidates to run in recall elections to force a Democratic primary that would give their candidates mo...
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Alternative energy plant proposed for Green BayJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. — An alternative energy plant is being proposed for Green Bay that would turn trash into electricity. Oneida Seven Generations has been searching several...
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Woman arrested for driving drunk with 11 childrenJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A 32-year-old mother has been arrested in Milwaukee County for driving drunk with eleven children in her SUV. Sheriff's officials say the woman crashed the v...
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No sign of missing Indiana University studentJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Relatives, friends and volunteers spent the weekend searching for a 20-year-old Indiana University student who police say was last seen walking alone...
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EPA announces $76 million in brownfield grantsJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Six Wisconsin communities, as well as Marinette County, will receive a total of $3.6 million in Environmental Protection Agency grants to clean up contaminat...
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May in Illinois was wetter than usualJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — April showers are supposed to give way to May flowers. But In Illinois this year, April showers gave way to more May showers. That's the word from the Illino...
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Less than half of Rockford grads enroll in collegeJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD — Less than half of the students who graduated from Rockford schools in 2010 enrolled in college last fall. The Rockford Register Star reports that just 49 perc...
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Food stamps illegally bought, sold on FacebookJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation into possible fraud in the state's FoodShare benefits program found that some people are illegally buying and sell...
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Berenstain Bears author to visit MidwestJun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — An author and illustrator of the Berenstain Bears books will be in southeastern Wisconsin. Mike Berenstain is the son of Stan and Jan Berenstain, who introdu...