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U of I to consider tuition hikeMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- Trustees at the University of Illinois are considering a proposal that would raise tuition for in-state freshmen by nearly 10 percent in the fall. Fees also ar...
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Illinois extends AD Guenther's contract, gives him a raiseMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA - Illinois Athletic Director Ron Guenther has a new contract. It's one that will keep him on the job through 2010 and pay him $600,000 a year. University of Illin...
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Troops battle Shiite militiaMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr battled government forces fo...
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FDIC adds staff to prepare for bank failuresMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Anticipating an increase in troubled financial institutions, federal regulators will increase by 60 percent the number of workers who handle bank failures....
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Wikipedia's nonprofit group gets $3 mil boostMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The nonprofit group behind Wikipedia.org, the mammoth Internet encyclopedia built by volunteers, is getting its largest donation ever -- $3 million from the Alfred P. Sl...
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Skunks appear to be making a comeback in IllinoisMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Based partly on the number of dead skunks littering Illinois roadways, biologists believe the species is making a comeback. "Based on our road kill survey ...
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State overpaid grantsMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois auditor general says the state Public Health Department overpaid seven grants for stem-cell research by $863,000. Auditor William Holland says more than ha...
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Judge OKs $24 million settlement in Walgreen discrimination suitMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge has signed off on Walgreen Co.'s plan to pay $24 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging widespread racial bias at the nation's largest drugstore ch...
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Stern: Sonics should move to Okla. CityMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY -- Commissioner David Stern and three NBA owners believe Oklahoma City should be the future home of the Seattle SuperSonics. To make his relocation request...
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Chicago man charged for allegedly setting girlfriend ablazeMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A 21-year-old Chicago man has been charged after allegedly dousing his girlfriend with lighter fluid and setting her on fire. The girlfriend had extensive burns on her f...