Articles filed under Illinois
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Blagojevich status hearing coming up WednesdayJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys are due in court Wednesday for a status hearing before U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel, but the ousted governor doesn't plan t...
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U of I trustee pressed for future in-law's hiringJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The commission examining admissions at the University of Illinois is scheduled to hear from two of the school's trustees Tuesday, one of whom now acknowledges he used hi...
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Search ends in Quincy for once-elusive boaJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - QUINCY -- The nearly three-week search for an 8-foot-long boa constrictor in the Mississippi River town of Quincy is over. Authorities say a police animal-control office...
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Illinois trucker gets probation for crashJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - YORK, Neb. -- An Illinois trucker has been given two years' probation for his actions leading to a fiery fatal crash in southeast Nebraska. On Monday, York County Distri...
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Seals taking another run in 10th with Kirk in Senate raceJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The political shuffle in the 10th Congressional District race continued Tuesday with the announced candidacy of Dan Seals, a Wilmette business consultant. Seals, who gav...
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Searchable database planned at Burr OakJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - ALSIP -- Authorities plan to give the public access to a searchable online database of nearly 100,000 graves at the historic black cemetery where four people are accused...
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In case anyone wants to know, Blago offers his advice for fixing budgetJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Ousted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has offered his ideas to help the state's troubled budget. On his Chicago radio show Sunday afternoon, Blagojevich told liste...
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Patrons of Milan McDonald's exposed to hepatitisJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND -- The operator of a McDonald's in northwestern Illinois says a worker had hepatitis A didn't tell the restaurant until several weeks after the illness was d...
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Former Blago chief of staff postpones guilty pleaJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - An attorney accused of scheming with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to use the governor's office as a vehicle for making money postponed Monday his plan to plead guilty to ...
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Cop accused of using stun gun on 3 childrenJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges a southern Illinois sheriff's deputy used a stun gun on three children at an emergency shelter while a fellow de...