Articles filed under Illinois
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Deere & Co. to build farm equipment factory in RussiaAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Deere & Co., the world's largest agricultural-equipment maker, said Monday its board of directors has approved a plan to invest $125 million to establish a new manufactu...
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Jackson calls for investigation in Rockford deathAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The Rev. Jesse Jackson has called for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the shooting death of a Rockford man by two police officers. The Chicago-based civil ...
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Expect to pay more for candy, shampooAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, a sweeping new tax law takes effect that attempts to clarify tax rates for food, candy and soft drinks. Under Illinois law, food is taxed at a low 1 percent ...
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U. of Ill. trustees who resigned now left hangingAug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- When Gov. Pat Quinn called in early August asked University of Illinois trustees to step down so he could have a chance to remake the school's governing boa...
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Free hunter safety courses availableAug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is offering free hunter safety education courses as the fall hunting season approaches. Officials with ...
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Scholarship to honor slain Illinois professorAug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON --A slain central Illinois community college professor will be honored with an art scholarship. Heartland Community College in Bloomington has announced it w...
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What if the construction deal collapses?Aug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A nearly $31 billion, decade-in-the-making political deal to finance roads, bridges and school construction now faces a litany of challenges that threaten ...
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Quinn may have put higher paychecks back in playAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD --A proposal that would have kept the lid on lawmakers' and other state officials' pay by wiping out this year's 2.7 percent cost-of-living increase was veto...
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Lawmakers want say on tollway watchdogAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In the wake of the tollway's top watchdog quitting amid questions about her performance and ties to the former chairman's wife, state lawmakers say future ...
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McCain to back KirkAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will land the high-profile endorsement of Sen. John McCain in his early Republican bid for Senate at a suburban event on Sunday. The former GOP pres...