Articles filed under Illinois
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Cook County to sue owners of desecrated cemeteryJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to sue the owners of a historic black cemetery in suburban Chicago to recover the cost of an investigation of an all...
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Local districts brace for massive state cuts in special programsJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some suburban school districts said they can weather massive state aid cuts OK, but others were bracing Tuesday for what one administrator called "a double whammy" as t...
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Blago judge: Ruling soon on unsealing documentsJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The federal judge presiding over former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case says he expects to decide next week whether to unseal key documents and wiretap evidence. ...
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State rep to run for lieutenant governorJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - State Rep. Dave Winters has launched his campaign for lieutenant governor by promising to scrub clean a government he says is mired in scandals and partisanship. While a...
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U of I dean: We admitted student pushed by trusteeJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A University of Illinois dean says he intervened on behalf of a student who had been denied admission to a master's degree program. Business School Dean Lawrence DeBrock...
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State Sen. Garrett won't run, but others eye Kirk's Congressional seatJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Hours after Mark Kirk announced he's running for Senate, a state lawmaker expected to make a bid for Kirk's congressional seat said she's staying put. "I'm not going to ...
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After-school, gifted program cuts OK'dJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Board of Education on Tuesday approved a budget that eliminates funding for after-school and gifted programs and cuts money for early childhood, reading and...
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America's biggest wine region? That would be the Midwest, thank youJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - NAPA, Calif. -- Quick, what's America's biggest wine region? If you answered California's Napa Valley, you're way, way off thanks to a federal ruling that creates a new ...
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No more free CTA cars for transit employeesJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Easy, free access to automobiles will soon no longer be an option for top Chicago Transit Authority employees. CTA President Richard Rodriguez says he's ending the privi...
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Giannoulias to formally announce Senate bidJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is formally announcing his bid for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Giannoulias will visit seven Illinois c...