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Suburban officials rip Quinn borrowing planApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Suburban lawmakers and mayors Friday ripped Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to take tax money away from communities unless lawmakers let him borrow cash to pay state...
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Northwestern prof's materials await space flightApr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - EVANSTON — A Northwestern University professor's engineered materials must wait for their space test following Friday's delay of space shuttle Endeavour's launch. The sc...
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Quinn praises decision in levee caseApr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - MARION, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says a federal judge made a good call on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to break a Mississippi River levee in an effort to ...
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Tollway takes a look at violations policyApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Changes could be down the road for Illinois tollway drivers who miss tolls as the agency evaluates its violations policy. The agency is in the midst of rebidding contrac...
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Scientists to test water ‘gun’ in Asian carp fightApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - A “gun” that shoots powerful pulses of water might be used to keep Asian carp from slipping into Lake Michigan near a Chicago shipping lock if testing this summer determ...
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Cross says state budget plan could be ready soonApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - House Republican Leader Tom Cross said Wednesday that the Illinois House could have budget plans ready to go in two or three weeks. Doing so would put lawmakers at odds ...
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Ill. budget woes mean long waits for tax refundsApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Thousands of Illinois businesses are waiting for the state to pay long-overdue tax refunds, and there's no sign the wait will end anytime soon. The state o...
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Body of pregnant teen found in forest preserveApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - ALSIP — Authorities say a suburban-Chicago teenager who was to give birth next month has been found in a Cook County forest preserve strangled to death. Cook County she...
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Corps: Wait for weekend to decide on levee breakApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — The Army Corps of Engineers will wait until this weekend to decide whether it is necessary to punch a massive hole in a levee to protect an upstream ...
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Plan to scrap U of Ill. aviation program stallsApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — A move to close down the University of Illinois' Aviation program as a cost-saving measure has stalled. The Champaign-Urbana campus' faculty-student Senate v...