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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...
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Cairo residents evacuate as river levels riseApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - CAIRO, Ill. — At least 100 Cairo residents heeded their mayor's plea to voluntarily evacuate the southern Illinois city Tuesday as the Ohio and Mississippi rivers rose a...
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Northern Indiana "infested" with ash borerApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — State officials say they have detected the emerald ash borer in three northern Indiana counties and one in central Indiana. State entomologist Phil Ma...
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Illinois National Guard activated for floodingApr 25, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Forecasted flooding in southern Illinois has prompted Gov. Pat Quinn to call up the National Guard. Quinn's initial Tuesday activation includes up to 125 g...
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DuPage executive named for Metra boardApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - DuPage County’s new delegate to the troubled Metra board is an Elmhurst businessman. DuPage Chairman Dan Cronin’s appointment of Paul Darley as a Metra director is expec...
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Gary airport expansion prepares for public takeoffApr 23, 2011 11:00 pm - GARY, Ind. — A decade after plans for an expanded Gary airport surfaced — and five years after funding was secured — officials say they're poised to make 2011 the year ...
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Wastewater plant odors puzzle Elkhart officialsApr 22, 2011 11:00 pm - ELKHART, Ind. — A mysterious stench that appears to be emanating from Elkhart's wastewater treatment plant is puzzling officials and causing residents in one neighborho...