Articles filed under Illinois
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Report: State unlikely to recover $1 mil from schoolJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - An audit has harsh conclusions for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying his administration showed "a lack of due diligence" when granting $1 million promised to a church ...
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2 Illinois Guardsmen killed in AfghanistanJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Two members of the Illinois Army National Guard have died this week while serving in Afghanistan. Forty-one-year-old 1st Lt. Derwin Williams of Glenwood a...
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Former Illinois lottery director, Elk Grove Twp. clerk, diesJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Sharon Sharp, who parlayed hard work and service that started with the Elk Grove Township Republican party into a career as an international lottery expert, died Sunday....
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Amgen to pay Ill. $7.2 million in drug price suitJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Amgen Inc. will pay $7.2 million to resolve claims it, and a subsidiary, inflated the wholesale price index used to determine Medicaid reimbursement, Illinois Attorney G...
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Swimming pool, cash offered for murderJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors say an Indiana woman used the offer of an aboveground swimming pool and gas money to hire a hit man to kill an ex-boyfriend with whom she was involve...
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Ex-aide will testify against BlagojevichJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich's former chief of staff will testify against him in a plea deal that a defense attorney says will tie together the former governor's alleged wrongdoings....
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Union: 800 back at work at once-idled steel plantJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - GRANITE CITY -- A southwestern Illinois steel mill is back in business after months of being idled, and that's good news for hundreds of workers. Union officials say abo...
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Passengers rescued after barge, sailboat crashJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Seven sailboat passengers were pulled safely from the Illinois River after their boat collided with a barge and sank. Sailboat captain Jack Ryan of Peoria says...
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Illinois leading nation in bank failures for 2009Jul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois leads the nation in bank failures so far this year, and a banking group warns that more failures are likely. But experts say the state's top rank...
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Quinn woos suburban lawmakers, but finds budget a tough sellJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban lawmakers met with Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday, but reported little progress toward a spending plan to cut the state's $9 billion deficit. "It didn't go too well," a...