Articles filed under Illinois
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Company recalls spinach sold in Ill.Sep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SALINAS, Calif. -- A Salinas Valley distributor is recalling two brands of bunched spinach after routine testing detected salmonella. The California Department of Public...
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How your lawmaker voted on ACORN fundingSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The U.S. House voted 345-75 on Thursday to deny all federal funds to the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now, which is commonly known as AC...
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50-year term for man who stabbed woman 53 timesSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A McLean County judge has sentenced a 47-year-old man from Normal to 50 years in prison for stabbing his former girlfriend more than 50 times. In handing ...
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Local small businesses make contactsSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - They sat at tiny bistro tables, just the two of them. They talked about what they do. They exchanged phone numbers. And they were in a room with hundreds of others, all...
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Woman who caught fire during surgery diesSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - MARION -- An attorney says a southern Illinois woman died six days after being accidentally set ablaze during an operation at a Marion hospital. Robert Howerton has been...
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2 men struck, killed while fighting on highwaySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - DARLINGTON, Wis. -- Two Illinois men were struck and killed after their fight spilled onto a southern Wisconsin highway. Lafayette County sheriff's officials say the two...
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Man charged with suffocation murder of Dixon womanSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - DIXON -- Authorities in Dixon say they have charged a former resident with first-degree murder in the suffocation of a 35-year-old woman found dead in her home last week...
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Former state GOP chairman planning to run for governorSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party intends to join the crowded field of people running for governor, say people who have been briefed on the plan. Andy...
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State's unemployment rate down to 10 percent in AugustSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate decreased 0.4 points to 10 percent in August, according to figures released today by the Illinois Department...
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Ethics panel defers probe on Jesse Jackson Jr.Sep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House ethics committee said Wednesday it will put off for now an expanded investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or his representatives trie...