Articles filed under Illinois
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Fawell breaks silence, claims his crimes were just politics as usualAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The man who ran Gov. George Ryan's political and government enterprises broke his silence, attempting to explain his crimes as normal "Illinois politics." "I think the r...
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Edison Int. sued for Clean Air Act breachAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Midwest Generation LLC, an Edison International unit, was sued by the U.S. Justice Department and the Illinois attorney general for allegedly failing to install proper p...
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Lawsuit says coal-fired plants violate federal lawAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The U.S. Justice Department and the state of Illinois filed a lawsuit Thursday against a company that runs six coal-fired power plants, claiming violations of the federa...
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Man charged with murder of girlfriend's sonAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - LINCOLN -- A 38-year-old Lincoln man is being held on $5 million bond in Logan County after being charged with killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son. Lincoln Police Ch...
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Chicago inspector general to run for U.S. Senate nominationAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman Wednesday announced his resignation and intention to run for U.S. Senate on the Democratic ticket. "We deserve better," Hoffman s...
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Quinn vetoes campaign finance bill riddled with loopholesAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed Illinois' first sweeping limits on campaign contributions Thursday with the support of reform groups who opposed it and legislative leaders who pus...
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New toll chief stresses need for transparencyAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois tollway's newest leaders jumped into the action Thursday following their recent appointments by Gov. Pat Quinn. Quinn had promised to clean house at the Ill...
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Peoria man draws 30 years in Knox County sex caseAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- A Knox County judge has handed down a 30-year prison sentence against a Peoria man convicted in June of the sexual assault of a young girl. In handing down ...
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Probation for killer leaves victim's family 'aghast'Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In a move that shocked and dismayed the family of murder victim Louis Marcotte, 60-year-old George Guild, of St. Anne, was sentenced to four weekends in jail and four ye...
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Quinn to name Christopher Kennedy to U of I boardAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn won't challenge the two University of Illinois trustees who refuse to resign in the wake of an admissions scandal at the school. Quinn said Wednesday that...