Articles filed under Illinois
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State to offer free fishing day at state parksSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The state may have raised alcohol taxes and be considering the same for your income taxes, but for one day this month there'll be free fishing at Illinois ...
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State senators grill Illinois tollway officials at hearingSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - State senators grilled Illinois tollway officials Wednesday, focusing on the financial woes of the agency's former oases operator. Wilton Partners, a politically connect...
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Quinn won't push for tax hike until after Feb.Sep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that he won't push for an income tax increase until after the February primary election. Quinn and the state's top legislators gathered in ...
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Appeals court sides with family in service dog disputeSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA -- A legal fight between a southwestern Illinois school district and a family over an autistic student's use of a service dog is pressing on despite an appeals ...
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Suburban hospital laying off 120 as number of patients dropsSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Officials at the MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island say they're laying off 120 employees because of a drop in the number of patients it serves. CEO Arnold Kimmel s...
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DeKalb man charged with first-degree murderSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Authorities are holding a DeKalb man on $1 million bond in the fatal bludgeoning of an acquaintance last weekend. Police say 26-year-old Michael R. Greenwell is charged ...
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SIU-Carbondale's enrollment slips; economy blamedSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University officials are blaming the sluggish economy for a continued enrollment slide this fall on SIU's flagship Carbondale campus. The...
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Man gets 28 years in crash that killed coupleSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- Authorities say a man with a lengthy history of DUI arrests has received a 28-year prison sentence for a three-car crash that killed a Granite City coupl...
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Figure in hospital scandal loses law licenseSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the law license of a former investment banker and aide to Gov. Tommy Thompson who was convicted of corruption in...
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Accused spree killer wants court-appointed lawyer firedSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Accused spree killer Nicholas Sheley (SHEE'-lee) has told a Knox County judge he no longer wants to be represented by a court appointed lawyer in a jailhous...