Articles filed under Illinois
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Suburban schools to benefit from cafeteria grant programJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Several suburban school districts and social-service groups are among those that will share $3.6 million in federal stimulus funds earmarked for cafeteria improvements, ...
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Quinn soon to detail budget cutsJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says that while no state agency will be spared in budget cuts, the state will do its best to help children and the vulnerable. Quinn told reporters Wedne...
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State to deny aid to 130,000 college studentsJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Student Assistance Commission says the state will deny about 130,000 financial aid applications to college students for the upcoming academic year. The comm...
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Quinn signs financing bill for green projectsJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a bill that provides financing guarantees for renewable energy, clean coal and agriculture projects. Quinn says the bill he signed Wednesday wi...
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Illinois rates worst on stimulus informationJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - On a scale of zero to 100, it can't get worse than the big goose egg. That's the embarrassing rating Illinois received in a report released on Wednesday that concludes t...
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Union: Caterpillar cutting jobs, idling foundryJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- A union official says Caterpillar is laying off 75 employees at a central Illinois foundry and may close the plant for two months late this year if demand for ...
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Blago judge says most wiretaps to stay sealedJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal judge in Chicago says he'll largely turn down media requests for access to sealed documents in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political corruption case. U.S. Di...
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States target prisons for cuts, raising worriesJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Tony Ferranto worries as he walks his patrol at maximum-security Menard Correctional Center in Illinois. Only 150 officers stand watch these days over more ...
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Man gets 10 years for trying to blow up wifeJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A Belleville man has received a 10-year prison sentence for attempting to blow up his wife and 5-year-old daughter in May 2008. A St. Clair County judge ha...
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Man charged with stealing $45K of eyeglassesJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- An Illinois man is accused of stealing more than $45,000 worth of eyeglasses from suburban Milwaukee stores because he enjoys being around eyewear. Thirty-...