Articles filed under Illinois
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History conference scheduled for OctoberJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Diverse topics from presidential athleticism to French forts and Indian agents will be featured at the 11th annual Conference on Illinois History this fal...
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Spokesman: SIU complies with admissions subpoenaJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- While Southern Illinois University has complied with a federal subpoena from prosecutors investigating ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, two other schools haven...
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DNA tests ordered in '91 bar-fight deathJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A central Illinois judge will allow DNA testing of blood and hair that a 42-year-old man hopes will clear him in his father's 1991 murder. Donald Whalen i...
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People with kids, disabilities to feel the pinch without a state budgetJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Social service workers in the suburbs got advance notice of impending layoffs Wednesday, as confusion over funding reigned because of the state budget impasse. Many huma...
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Rockford murder suspect found campingJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - EAGLE RIVER, Wis. -- A man suspected of killing his wife in Rockford, Ill. has been arrested in northern Wisconsin. Vilas County sheriff's deputies say the 65-year-old f...
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IDOT to makes holiday travel a bit easierJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Driving can be tough on the July Fourth weekend but the Illinois Department of Transportation is trying to make it a bit easier. IDOT says it is suspendin...
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Tax increase showdown set in SpringfieldJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Setting up a showdown over tax increases, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday vetoed part of the state budget lawmakers had approved, saying it would have forced "...
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High court adopts new rules for lawyersJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted new rules of professional conduct for state lawyers. The court says the changes announced Wednesday make up the fir...
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Morris repairman killed in Ind. bakeryJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Authorities say a worker died after he suffered an electrical shock while repairing a machine at a Fort Wayne bakery plant. The Allen County coroner'...
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Illinois among several states struggling with recessionJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois wasn't alone Wednesday in its failed efforts to beat a hard-luck budget deadline. More than a half-dozen states, their revenues evaporating in the recession, fr...