Articles filed under Illinois
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Southern Illinois woman killed in pit bull attackNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - FLORA -- Authorities in southern Illinois say an elderly woman from the Clay County community of Flora has died from injuries she suffered in an attack by a pit bull. Po...
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Poison to be used to keep carp from Great LakesNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - State officials will use a new tool to keep the voracious and invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. They plan to dump a toxic chemical into a nearly 6-mile ...
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Quinn defends early release of prisonersNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is defending the state's decision to release about 1,000 inmates early because of budget woes. Quinn says the state is releasing prisoners in a "very prud...
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Quinn: May consider school punishment commissionNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says he may consider a special commission to look at the racial disparity in how Illinois schoolchildren are disciplined. The Illinois Senate is forming a...
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Quinn heads to Germany to visit troopsNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is heading to Germany next month to visit U.S. troops. Quinn announced Monday he is scheduled to leave Dec. 22 and visit the Landstuhl (LAHND'-shtool) Reg...
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Drive-through vaccination centers are popularNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- For many people getting vaccinated against the swine flu in the Champaign area, the process has been pretty much like ordering fast food from a drive-throug...
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Police: Man shoots, kills self while changing tireNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - COLUMBIA -- A 55-year-old man who police say accidentally shot himself to death while trying to change a tire died a day before he was to stand trial on child molestatio...
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Some black pastors support Jackson for SenateNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson has garnered the support of more than a dozen black pastors and church officials whose congregations have thousands of members. Jac...
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U of I student from Westmont designs a better wheelchairNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- If gear shifting is good for motorists and bicyclists, why not for wheelchair users? That's what Scott Daigle wondered as he watched people propel themselves a...
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IRS has $3.6 million in undeliverable Illinois refundsNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - The Internal Revenue Service is looking for nearly 3,600 Illinoisans -- but not for the reasons they probably think. The IRS owes those folks money, on average more than...