Articles filed under Illinois
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A decade after Decatur fracas, racial gap in school discipline widensNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In the decade since mass protests over the punishment of six black students in Decatur, the state's racial gap in discipline has split wide open. It's such...
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Report: Ill. prison deal could create 3,000 jobsNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal lawmakers from Illinois and Iowa say their constituents want new jobs and support a plan to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a prison in Thomson, ...
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Chicago Democrat Doyle running for treasurerNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Democrat Mark Doyle has announced his candidacy for state treasurer. Doyle said Monday he would bring to the office unique skills gained through years in the pub...
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Cat causes power outage, survivesNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - CARROLLTON -- A cat went from meow to ow when officials say it accidentally made contact with a substation's fuse, causing an outage to about 1,500 homes and businesses ...
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No jail for downstate fire chief in DUI chaseNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - SAUGET -- The fire chief in the southwestern Illinois village of Sauget must spend two years on probation to resolve a charge that he drunkenly drove a village-owned SUV...
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88 cited for underage drinking in PeoriaNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Illinois State Police say they cited 88 underage young adults at a weekend drinking party in Peoria and arrested a 21-year-old resident of the home on felony d...
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Ill. aims to help military veterans find jobsNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois is launching a new program meant to help military veterans find jobs when they return to civilian life. The project is being called "Operation Em...
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The debate over moving Guatanamo Bay detainees to IllinoisNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Rhetoric engulfing a push to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to a western Illinois prison has muddied a very real debate over national security versus hundreds of jobs for...
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Road closures to be suspended for holidayNov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Transportation says where possible it will suspend lane closures along state roadways over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. St...
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The twisted tale of Thomson prison begins in 1998Nov 21, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A healthy dose of political irony is unfolding in rural northwestern Illinois over Thomson prison and the push to put detainees from Guantanamo Bay in its...