Articles filed under Illinois
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Man gets 20-year sentence for stabbing childJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - JOLIET -- A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly stabbing his 6-week-old child in the chest. Will County State's Attorney James Gl...
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Green Party candidate gets into governor's raceJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The Green Party's Rich Whitney is running for Illinois governor again. A Carbondale lawyer, Whitney ran unsuccessfully in 2006. But Whitney got about 10 percent of the v...
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State's jobless rate creeps up to 10.3 percent in JuneJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - The statewide unemployment rate for June is 10.3 percent, an increase of 0.2 percent over May, according to figures released today by the Illinois Department o...
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State's debt-laden budget prompts Moody's to put it on watch listJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois's long-term credit rating was put on watch by Moody's Investors Services after lawmakers adopted a budget that includes $3.5 billion in short-term notes to meet...
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Wisconsin court praises drunken concert goerJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- An Illinois teen knew he was too drunk to drive home after a Dave Matthews Band concert south of Milwaukee. So he fell asleep in his car, only to be aw...
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Government seeks new carrier for 3 Illinois airportsJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - UNDATED -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking for a new air carrier to replace Great Lakes Airlines in Decatur, Marion and Quincy. Sen. Dick Durbin says t...
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Coroner's jury: Group home drowning accidentalJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A Madison County coroner's jury says a resident of a group home drowned accidentally after being left alone in a bathtub for about four hours. Forty-six-...
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Ill. proposes changes to cemetery regulationJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois cemeteries and those who operate them would have to be state-licensed and adhere to a code of conduct under proposed legislation. Comptroller Dan...
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Summit to bolster Illinois' preparedness effortsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Public health officials are gathering this week to brainstorm ways to strengthen Illinois' emergency preparedness efforts. The state's public health chief, Dr. Damon Arn...
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U of I trustee denies admissions pressureJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A University of Illinois trustee has denied ever intending to pressure admissions officers to allow unqualified students to enroll in the school. Trustee Lawrence Eppley...