Articles filed under Illinois
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Daily Herald garners 26 nominations for Lisagor AwardsMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - The Daily Herald has 26 finalists in 16 categories, including for daily newspaper general excellence, in the Chicago Headline Club's Peter Lisagor Awards. Winners of the...
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Duckworth's Senate bid could mean crowded 8th District raceMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - A decision by U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth to run for U.S. Senate would vacate her suburban seat in Congress in 2016, sparking what's likely to be a long, hard look at the ...
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Springfield marks 150 years since Lincoln funeralMar 29, 2015 7:00 am - Wheaton residents Max and Donna Daniels have portrayed Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln at events for 28 years. But Max Daniels wouldn't be caught dead in Springfield at t...
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Midwest travel: Hyatt makes a splash with Shedd packageMar 28, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO One fish, two fish Make a splash this spring at Hyatt Regency Chicago with a new Shedd Aquarium package. You'll hook overnight accommodations in a stan...
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Duckworth to announce Senate bid MondayMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates is set to announce a 2016 bid for U.S. Senate Monday, a source said, possibly setting the stage for a Democratic primary battle o...
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Lawmakers trying to figure out how to punish COD, exempt other schoolsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers piled up a flurry of proposals after the controversy over a $763,000 severance package for College of DuPage President Robert Breuder, but some of them are goi...
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Tollway sets higher speed limits, bucks state lawMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Faster legal speeds on many Illinois toll roads got a thumb's up from the agency's board Thursday but will face scrutiny from state lawmakers in April. The changes invol...
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Rauner OKs budget fix averting shutdowns but cutting schoolsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In an early major test of Illinois' newly divided government, the Senate passed a compromise plan Thursday to plug a $1.6 billion hole in this year's budge...
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Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves federal prison for halfway houseMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was released from an Alabama federal prison early Thursday, two years after pleading guilty to spending $750,000 in campaign money on ...
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Legislators take the wheel on driverless car studyMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - A suburban lawmaker thinks Illinois needs to start getting ready for the driverless cars of the future. State Rep. Jack Franks, a Marengo Democrat, is behind the wheel o...