Articles filed under Illinois
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Part of major Lincoln collection for saleNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio man is ready to sell some of the many Abraham Lincoln items he has spent years acquiring, including a wreath that adorned the president's caske...
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U of I committee starts presidential searchNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- University of Illinois trustees have named a 19-member committee to search for a new university president. President B. Joseph White will step down at the...
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Aventine weighing future of two incomplete plantsNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc. said in a bankruptcy court filing that it's in the process of deciding whether to keep or sell the unfinished Mt. Vernon and Auro...
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Judge defers ruling in Ill. student threat caseNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- Attorneys for an aspiring rapper pressed a judge Thursday to clear his client of charges that he tried to threaten a Virginia Tech-like "murderous rampag...
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Convicted al-Qaida agent moved to new prisonNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - MARION -- A former Bradley University student who pleaded guilty to being in contact with al-Qaida has been moved to a southern Illinois prison. Attorney Lawrence Lustbe...
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Feds move to focus Blago trialNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to drop Springfield power broker William Cellini as a co-defendant in the corruption case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Jud...
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Wrestler sues Bridgeview, event promoters after falling down stairsNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - A wrestler who fell from a flight of stairs following a match is suing a major Independent wrestling federation that operates in Chicago and the surrounding area. Grego...
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Kirk: Palin memo not sign of shifting to the rightNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Senate candidate Mark Kirk says reaching out to Sarah Palin was not a sign that he's shifting to the right in an effort to win over conservative Republicans. Kirk said ...
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State acts to avert increases in CTA, paratransit faresNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - A deal announced Wednesday by Gov. Pat Quinn and transit agencies will save CTA and Pace paratransit riders from steep fare hikes but it's not a permanent solution, some...
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Knox County recorder accused of theftNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - GALESBURG -- The Knox County recorder has been arrested and accused of stealing funds from the Knox County Democratic Party. Galesburg police say Paula Monzo was arreste...