Articles filed under Illinois
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One-room school may be named to historic registryNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - LEWISTOWN -- A one-room schoolhouse on the Dickson Mounds Museum property may be making its way onto the National Register of Historic Places. The Illinois Historic Site...
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Knox County prosecutor removed from theft caseNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - GALESBURG -- A Knox County judge has granted a motion to appoint a special prosecutor to handle the case of a county official accused of theft. Recorder of Deeds Paula M...
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Prosecutors move to drop Cellini from Blago trialNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Prosecutors asked a federal judge Friday to drop millionaire power broker William Cellini from Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial, while the former governor asked that t...
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Nearly all candidates for governor support death penaltyNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly all the candidates for governor, regardless of political party, say they support the death penalty and would lift the so-called moratorium on execut...
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House Minority Leader Tom Cross backs McKenna for governorNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna, running as an "outsider" for governor, was endorsed Thursday by the Republican leader of the Illino...
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Illinois begins new road safety programNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state of Illinois has launched a new campaign aimed at reducing the number of fatalities on Illinois roadways this year by at least 100. The Illinois ...
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Man killed in accident at waste facilityNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Authorities in Springfield have identified a 66-year-old man who was killed when he became pinned between his truck and the front end of a piece of heavy ...
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Illinois reports 12 H1N1 new deathsNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois is reporting 12 new deaths from swine flu and 368 new hospitalizations. Friday's update brings the total number of Illinois swine flu deaths sinc...
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Deer crashes through Peoria store windowNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - BARTONVILLE -- A deer has crashed through a plate glass window at a central Illinois meat store that processes deer meat. Dave Alwan owns Echo Valley Meats in Bartonvill...
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Durbin: Care at state supermax prison goodNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - TAMMS -- The state's only supermax prison has been called into question in recent months over inmate-isolation practices that human-rights advocates consider inhumane. B...