Articles filed under Illinois
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Clearbrook to merge with CARC to expand servicesNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Clearbrook and Chicago-based CARC said Monday they plan to merge their organizations to better serve developmentally disabled adults and children...
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U of I graduate instructors plan to strikeNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois graduate instructors plan to strike following this weekend's contract negotiations. Members of the Graduate Employees' Organization o...
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Power broker Cellini dropped from Blagojevich trialNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - A millionaire power broker who was to go to trial on corruption charges alongside ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was dropped Monday from the list of defendants. Th...
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Teen dies in rollover wreck blamed on deerNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - JOHNSTON CITY -- Services will be Tuesday for a southern Illinois teenager killed in a weekend rollover wreck caused when her mother swerved to avoid a deer. Authorities...
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Downstate man dies in wreck at Indiana DunesNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - CHESTERTON, Ind. -- Indiana Conservation officers say an Illinois man has died in a high-speed crash inside the Indiana Dunes State Park. The body of 23-year-old Hudson ...
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Electric competition is worth celebratingNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - You won't hear much about the 10th anniversary of electrical competition in Illinois even though it has changed the way many people receive something they use every day ...
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Gitmo detainee transfer proposal draws mixed reactionsNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn says selling a prison in rural northwest Illinois is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create jobs in the struggling area. But plans to sell t...
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Stonington woman writes wildflower bookNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - STONINGTON -- You might be nearer to God in a garden than anyplace else on Earth, but that doesn't mean you can't find traces of the divine on the gritty edges of a coun...
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2010 Census needs thousands for short-term jobsNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for thousands of people to work in temporary jobs across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. The jobs involve going door-to-door to interv...
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Web site offers tips for winter weather readinessNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Cold, snow and ice are as inevitable in Illinois as death and taxes. So the state Emergency Management Agency, National Weather Service and American Red C...