Articles filed under Illinois
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Reform cannot come at a cost to womenNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Chances are, you have abortion coverage in your private health insurance plan - the majority of health plans currently do. While the Hyde Amendment restricts the use of ...
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Statewide candidates want voters as Facebook friendsNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Want to know what type of leftover pizza a GOP candidate for state treasurer is eating for breakfast? Try Twitter. Following the lead of President Barack ...
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Governor race has a decidedly DuPage feel to itNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - With four of the seven Republican governor candidates hailing from DuPage County, some in the GOP privately hope at least one will drop out and limit the splintering of ...
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Quinn signs bill to protect telephone consumersNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a bill aimed at protecting telephone consumers from a practice known as "cramming." The bill signed into law Sunday prohibits third-party telec...
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Governor candidates on releasing tax returnsNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - The Associated Press asked candidates for Illinois governor whether they will make their income tax returns public and whether they will post them online. Here are summa...
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3 Picasso sketches sold at Bloomington auctionNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Three sketches by Pablo Picasso have been sold for $36,000 at a central Illinois auction. The artwork sold in less than two minutes at Bloomington Auction...
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Assistant EIU football coach dies in car crashNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - EFFINGHAM -- Eastern Illinois assistant football coach Jeff Hoover was killed in a car crash as he returned home from a playoff game against Southern Illinois. He was 41...
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Work begins on bridge linking Iowa, IllinoisNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - BURLINGTON, Iowa -- Construction has begun on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad bridge over the Mississippi River in Burlington. The work began ahead of schedule...
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Ill. lawyer accuses insurer of fabricating witnessNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A southern Illinois lawyer is accusing a car insurance company of fabricating and bribing a witness in a traffic case. Belleville attorney Chris Kolker wan...
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Give someone else a chance to representNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Congressman Kirk, Senator Durbin: It's time to move on. How many pink skips did you get this week? It's time for both of you to retire. We need a Congress that won't liv...