Articles filed under Illinois
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Hearing set for offical accused of theftDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - GALESBURG -- A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 26 in the case of a Knox County official accused of stealing money from the political party she's affiliat...
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Asian carp raises fear and loathing on Great LakesDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ra...
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Deere's Ziegler: 'Business has strengthened'Dec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Deere & Co. said retail orders were better than expected in the four weeks preceding its Nov. 25 conference call on fiscal fourth-quarter results. "Bottom line -- busine...
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Want to buy a Springfield hotel?Dec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state of Illinois is putting up for auction the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield. Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannou...
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Search for missing man ends with body foundDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - MARION -- Authorities in southern Illinois say the search for a missing 82-year-old man ended with the discovery of his body in a field near his Lake of Egypt home. Offi...
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Sister, brother reunite after 46 yearsDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - OWENSBORO, Ky. -- John Allard Sr. stepped into the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport and made eye contact with a lady carrying a purple suitcase. "You must be De...
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Report: State lagging on tobacco prevention fundingDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois ranks 42nd among U.S. states in its funding of tobacco prevention programs. A report from a coalition of public health groups released Wednesday says Illinois s...
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Man accused of bilking elderly of $1.9 millionDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A southwestern Illinois man is accused of targeting the elderly in an investment scheme federal prosecutors say let him pocket more than $1.9 million. ...
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One year later, Blagojevich investigation moves slowly to trialDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - One year ago today, FBI agents knocked at Rod Blagojevich's North Side Chicago home and arrested him on federal corruption charges. Later that morning, U.S. Attorney Pat...
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Prosecutor calls fatal police shooting accidentalDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz has concluded that the shooting of a 15-year-old Champaign youth by a police officer in October was an accident. ...