Articles filed under Illinois
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Quinn grapples with prison cuts amid budget messAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Close some prisons. Release low-risk inmates and hire more parole officers. Send imprisoned illegal immigrants to their home countries. Save hundreds o...
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Union sues over layoffs of state government workersAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A major union is suing to block Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to lay off about 2,600 state employees. The American Federation of State, County and Munici...
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Nooses found in Springfield facilitiesAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- City officials in Springfield say plans are in the works to require city workers to take diversity and sensitivity training after two nooses were found ha...
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Report shows state's roads deadliest at nightAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- New figures suggest Illinois roads are far deadlier late at night than during busy daytime hours. A review of traffic deaths from recent years shows that ...
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Ill. woman admits embezzling from bankAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A judge has set a December sentencing date for a southern Illinois bank worker who admits stealing more than $174,000 on the job largely to cover her p...
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Downstate town reports $10 mil in tornado damageAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WILLIAMSVILLE -- Officials in the small community of Williamsville estimate about $10 million of damage after a tornado hit last week. The community is about 10 miles no...
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Widow of slain pastor focusing on helping othersAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - MARYVILLE -- The widow of a southwestern Illinois pastor gunned down during a Sunday sermon says she's learning to be a single parent and focusing on helping other victi...
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Suburban man goes to State Fair, comes away GOP chairmanAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Republican faithful who descended on the Illinois State Fair for their annual rally were surprised to learn they were getting a new party chairman - pe...
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Salon owner saves hair to help fight oil spillsAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - JACKSONVILLE -- The owner of a Jacksonville hair salon says she has found a good use for the locks of hair that get trimmed and fall to the floor. Kristen Jenkins, owner...
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U of I trustees who resigned push to get jobs backAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Even in their resignation letters, some University of Illinois trustees said they hope Gov. Pat Quinn reappoints them when the tumult dies down from the sca...