Articles filed under Illinois
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Peoria-based guard unit returning from AfghanistanNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- A group of Illinois Army National Guard soldiers is scheduled to return home after a year in Afghanistan. The guard says about 70 members of the Peoria-based 2...
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Retiring U of I president gets ovationNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The retiring president of the University of Illinois got a standing ovation at his final meeting of the school's board of trustees. B. Joseph White is ste...
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Illinois foreclosures spike in OctoberNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois had a sudden surge in foreclosures in October, up 57 percent from a year ago, that pushed the state to the notoriously higher No. 6 spot nationwide, according t...
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Cost cuts, exclusive brands drive Kohl's 3Q profitNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Kohl's Corp.'s sales of exclusive brands and tight inventory control helped its third-quarter profit rise 21 percent, the company said Thursday. Locally, Koh...
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Global warming heats up governor raceNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Most of the Republican candidates for Illinois governor flatly reject the idea that human activity contributes to global warming, a position that contradi...
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Millions left in Ill. student loansNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois Student Assistance Commission says it still has $66 million for low-interest, federally secured loans to students for the 2009-2010 academic year. Rising tu...
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Man charged in downstate bomb plot will undergo testsNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A judge has ordered psychological testing for a central Illinois fry cook charged with plotting to blow up a federal courthouse. The tests will likely del...
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Quinn aide: I quit to avoid cloud over gov.Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A former aide to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn confirms that she resigned amid questions about doing political work on state time. But Carolyn Brown Hodge says ...
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Cousin of triple-killing victim dies in shootingNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A cousin of one of the women gunned down last weekend at an East St. Louis convenience store has died in an accidental shooting. Investigators with the...
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State honors Kendall Co. preservationistsNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State officials are honoring five landowners for promoting conservation and wildlife habitats on their properties. The Illinois Department of Natural Reso...