Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois prepares for early release of prisonersOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois hopes to save millions of dollars by releasing about 1,000 prisoners during the next few weeks, and some nonviolent inmates will be released up to a year early...
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Man accused of animal cruelty for killing own dogOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A southwestern Illinois man faces charges related to the shooting death of his pet St. Bernard. A Madison County grand jury on Thursday indicted 54-year-...
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Stroger tax could be easier to undoOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers gave final approval to a plan that would make it easier to cast aside the Cook County Board's vetoes, a move pushed in hopes of rolling ...
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Bond reduced for alibi suspectOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LINCOLN -- A judge has reduced the bond being sought from a woman suspected of giving a false alibi in the case of the Beason family homicide. Jennifer Earnest of Arming...
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House OKs caps on political donationsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Leading government reform groups dropped their opposition and Thursday signed onto a campaign finance deal put together in closed-door meetings with Democr...
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Suburban reaction divides along party linesOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON- While suburban Democrats asked for time to go through the health care bill introduced Thursday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Republican lawmakers did not wa...
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House OKs tougher cemetery oversightOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House is trying to toughen oversight of some cemeteries after a scandal that saw bodies desecrated and discarded at one historic graveyard. T...
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Illinois prepares for early release of prisonersOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois hopes to save millions of dollars by releasing about 1,000 prisoners during the next few weeks, and some nonviolent inmates will be released up to a year early....
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Ill. Senate OKs caps on political donationsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers have approved the state's first limits on the size of political contributions, with one key exception. The legislation would still let ...
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A tip for burglars: Don't leave your wallet behindOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Investigators say a suspect in a southwestern Illinois home burglary accidentally made himself easy to find by leaving his wallet behind. Nineteen-year-old...