Articles filed under Illinois
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Caterpillar plans smallest price increase since 2006Oct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction equipment, plans to raise prices on most machines worldwide by as much as 2 percent in its smallest increase ...
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Kirk reports raising $1.6 million for Senate raceOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Republican Mark Kirk says he raised $1.6 million over the past three months as he campaigns to win the Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Th...
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Investigators: 3 found dead downstateOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - COULTERVILLE -- Investigators are expected to release more details about an apparent double killing and suicide in the southern Illinois town of Coulterville. Randolph C...
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Quinn: to Ind. gov.: 'Hardy har har'Oct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has three words for Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels: "Hardy har har." That was Quinn's reaction Monday to Daniels, who joked recently about what the w...
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Treasure hunt halted as possible prank from beyond the graveOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- An Illinois woman who set out on a treasure hunt for buried gold coins after finding a cryptic note in an antique rocking chair may have been the victim of ...
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Driver's license renewal fees to riseOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- For more than 25 years, it has cost Illinoisans 10 dollars to renew their driver's licenses. That is about to change. On Oct. 11, the cost of renewing a s...
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UAW ratifies contract with DeereOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - MOLINE -- Deere & Co. says it has been notified by the United Auto Workers that union members have ratified a six-year contract. The agreement, which covers about 9,500 ...
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Court won't hear foot doctor's death sentence appealOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't get involved in a death penalty case in which a convicted killer in Illinois complained that prosecutors focused the jury's attenti...
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Quinn forms nursing home safety panelOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has formed a state Nursing Home Safety Task Force that he says will improve safety at nursing homes and for nursing home residents. Quinn announc...
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Obamas celebrate anniversary with dinner outOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- There was no trip to New York and no fancy outing as the Obamas celebrated their first wedding anniversary since they moved to the White House. Instead the...