Articles filed under Illinois
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Six Flags to raise its minimum wage to $9 per hourJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - Six Flags Great America in Gurnee will bump up its minimum wage from $8.25 to $9 per hour starting June 29. The raise will be given to new hires as well as returning...
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Politics momentarily stops for Blackhawks talkJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers put off the state's serious challenges for a few minutes Tuesday to honor the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory at the Capitol in Springfield. Meanwhile...
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Hoffman Estates pharmacist on front lines of changes for 45 yearsJun 15, 2015 5:00 am - Bob Dietsche of Algonquin has been a pharmacist for 45 years, mostly at the Jewel-Osco in Hoffman Estates, until he retired last week. But it wasn't just a job counting ...
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Appellate Court: Elgin man's consent not required for use of embryos he helped createJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Appellate Court Friday affirmed a lower-court ruling that an Elgin man does not have to give his consent for his ex-girlfriend to have a child using frozen ...
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Kirk apologizes for calling Lindsey Graham 'bro with no ho'Jun 11, 2015 1:00 am - A spokeswoman says Illinois' U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has apologized after being caught on a hot mic using a word considered disparaging to women. Kirk called Republican sena...
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Daily Herald wins 12 Associated Press awards, including public serviceJun 11, 2015 1:00 am - The Daily Herald garnered the top prize for public service as well as 11 other awards in the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors competition Thursday. The first-plac...
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Dennis Hastert's next move: Plea deal or fight the charges?Jun 11, 2015 1:00 am - The indignity of a first court appearance behind him, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has a big decision to make. The answer could be painfully difficult for ev...
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Illinois comptroller: Without budget, state payments to stopJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger says most state payments will stop if there's no budget in place by the end of June. The Republican appointed by Gov. Bruce ...
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Hastert's public pensions unaffected by case so farJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert collects public pensions totaling as much as $116,000 a year. Would a conviction on the federal charges he now faces put those ...
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Property tax freeze a sticking point in state budget impasseJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - State lawmakers spent all Tuesday afternoon at the Illinois Capitol talking about whether to freeze homeowners' property taxes in hearings arranged by Democrats. Republi...