Articles filed under Illinois
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Power restored at Will Co. nuclear reactorAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - BRACEVILLE -- Offsite electric power has been restored at a Will County nuclear reactor that shut down last week. Exelon Corp. spokesman Paul Dempsey said offsite power ...
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Tribe buys American Indian mound in St. LouisAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - An Oklahoma-based tribe has bought the last remaining American Indian mound in St. Louis for about $230,000. Osage Nation Principal Chief Jim Gray described the purchase...
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4 years for Illinois man in double-fatal car crashAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A Madison County judge has sentenced a southern Illinois man to four years in prison for a vehicle crash that killed a Granite City man and his pregnant ...
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Quinn presents more budget cuts, seeks tax hikeJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn used his new authority over the state budget on Friday to reduce spending cuts for programs that help abused children and other vulnerable Illinois reside...
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Peoria man shot to death in homeJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Peoria police say they are investigating the city's eighth homicide of the year. Officers say a 32-year-old Central Peoria man was found dead of multiple gunsh...
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Agencies say Illinois' unpaid bills are cripplingJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Social service agencies say the biggest immediate problem they see in Gov. Pat Quinn's budget plan is the $3.9 billion in unpaid bills it will not cover. Bo...
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Black Caucus office tagged with racial graffitiJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Authorities in Springfield have revealed that someone recently marked an office of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus with racial graffiti. State Rep. ...
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Lawmakers to probe tollway scandalsJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Lawmakers are set to probe a growing list of tollway scandals next month with an eye toward possibly merging the plagued agency with the state transportation department....
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State budget woes make college aid scarceJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois college students will have a harder time securing financial aid this year, but officials at one suburban school say that shouldn't stop students from trying. Th...
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Central Illinis jail charges inmates $5 a nightJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Sheriff David Clague's accommodations might be the cheapest in Galesburg, but they're almost certainly not the nicest. Clague plans to start charging inmate...