Articles filed under Illinois
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Budget woes forces U of I to start furlough planJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - URBANA -- The University of Illinois says its faculty and staff will be forced to take four unpaid furlough days as part of a plan to trim $82 million from the universit...
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Candidate files for injunction against Thomson prisoner transferJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Republican state comptroller candidate William Kelly Monday filed an injunction in Cook County Circuit Court to halt the sale of Illinois' Thomson Correctional Center to...
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Quinn must own up to prison mistakeJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - "The buck stops here." Debt-ridden Illinois is short on bucks these days, but Gov. Patrick Quinn still could learn a lot from President Truman's famous motto. Like how t...
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Jailed sheriff in court on new chargesJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - MURPHYSBORO -- A southern Illinois sheriff already facing federal drug charges must find his own attorney to represent him on charges that he, his wife and son tried to ...
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Financial impact of police, fire pension lawsJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A recently released state report examined the financial effects over the past five budget years of state pension laws increasing benefits for local police ...
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House 56 rivals say jobs, lower taxes the goal of state budget fixJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - It took a crisis for the state budget to become a passionate issue for many Illinois voters, and thus the legislative candidates seeking to serve. The two Republican can...
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Southwestern Ill. airman killed in AfghanistanJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - TROY -- The Defense Department says an airman from southwestern Illinois was killed by a bomb blast in Afghanistan. Twenty-four-year-old Senior Airman Bradley Smith of T...
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As dog racing drops, greyhound adoption need risesJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. -- Seven dog tracks halted racing across the country last year, forcing hundreds of greyhounds into an uncertain future. With fewer tracks available for t...
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Jailed sheriff faces murder for hire chargesJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - MURPHYSBORO -- A southern Illinois sheriff already accused of selling marijuana, often while on duty, now faces charges of solicitation of murder for hire. Gallatin Coun...
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Chicago alderman new commerce commission chairmanJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday named Chicago Alderman Manny Flores as the new chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, saying Flores will focus on green initiatives and e...