Articles filed under Illinois
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Will Gov. Quinn tackle meaningful campaign finance reform?Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn signed another in a series of ethics laws Tuesday, but it still remains unclear what he will do about a cornerstone of his "year of reform," legislation f...
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Blago lawyers need more time to hear tapesAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Attorneys for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich say they'll need three more weeks to listen to secret recordings that'll feature prominently at his corruption trial. Federal p...
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Law to boost demand for locally grown foodAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois state agencies would have to buy more locally grown food under a law Gov. Pat Quinn signed Tuesday. The measure sets up a system in which state a...
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Democrats try to unify headed into 2010 campaignsAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Having rid themselves of "disgraced" Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Democratic leaders sought Wednesday to move beyond six years of divisive personal polit...
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Statewide gains on ACT testAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Statewide gains on ACT test: State education leaders said Tuesday that the class of 2009 scored higher than the class of 2008 in three of the four areas tested on the AC...
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Quinn inks law forbidding profits to impeached politiciansAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a book coming out soon, but his replacement offered up a new chapter Tuesday. Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law prohibiting elected officials f...
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Illinois union urges Quinn to forgo layoffsAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois' largest public employees union is urging Gov. Pat Quinn not to lay of thousands of workers despite the budget crunch. Henry Bayer, executive dir...
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Family sues school district over service dogAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA -- The parents of an autistic child are suing a southwestern Illinois school district they say won't let the 5-year-old boy bring his certified service dog to s...
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Did Durbin use clout for admission?Aug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A letter written by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is getting attention as Chicago's school system undergoes an investigation of the use of clout in high school admissions. Durbi...
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Body of drowning victim pulled from KaskaskiaAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW MEMPHIS -- Authorities pulled the body of a man who drowned over the weekend from the Kaskaskia River in southern Illinois. The body of 58-year-old William McCaw of ...