Articles filed under Illinois
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Study ranks state 4th for obese childrenJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A national study puts Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentages of overweight or obese teenagers. The Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood John...
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7,000 engine locks in use in stateJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Several thousand Illinois residents won't be able to hop in their cars and leave if they have one too many drinks at a Fourth of July party, thanks to a new law that alr...
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Mulligan questions Quinn on human services cutsJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday he would outline about $1 billion in cuts to state government operations next week as he continued talking with lawmakers about passing a bala...
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SIU: Blago stumped for 2 law school applicantsJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University says its review of whether former Gov. Rod Blagojevich or his allies tried to influence student admissions at the school turne...
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Attorney shuffle continues in triple-slaying caseJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - WATERLOO -- The father of a southwestern Illinois man accused of killing his wife and two sons may be getting a new attorney in a wrongful-death case involving his son. ...
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Former Blagojevich aide may plead guilty WednesdayJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The next big court date in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case comes Wednesday when one of his top aides may plead guilty. John Harris, Blagojevich's former ch...
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Palin tops Blago for sitting duck awardJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - JUNEAU, Alaska -- The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that...
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Downstate toddler drowns in relative's poolJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - METROPOLIS -- Investigators say a 2-year-old boy has drowned in a relative's pool in the southern Illinois tourist town of Metropolis. Deputy Massac County Coroner Greg ...
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Birkett to make second bid for state's attorney generalJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett plans to run for Illinois attorney general in 2010 - even if incumbent Lisa Madigan seeks a third term. Birkett made the annou...
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Ill. agency begins replenishing Rock RiverJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois agency has begun recovery efforts at Rock River, where tens of thousands of fish suddenly died on the same weekend as an explosive train derai...