Articles filed under Illinois
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Farmers plant more corn than expected in 2009Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said T...
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House votes to borrow money amid budget messJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House wants to borrow $2.3 billion to help piece together a new state budget. The House voted 101-7 on Monday for a plan to borrow the money ...
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City may allow ice cream trucks againJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LOVES PARK -- A northern Illinois community may bring back what for many people remains an enduring memory of childhood: The ice cream truck. Loves Park, just north of R...
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Deere says 800 workers leave in voluntary programJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - MOLINE -- Deere & Co. said Tuesday about 800 salaried workers have decided to leave the world's largest farm machinery maker under a voluntary separation program. The nu...
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Downstate man dies in chain saw accidentJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - COBDEN -- Authorities say a 57-year-old southern Illinois man died in a weekend accident involving a chain saw on his property. Union County sheriff's investigators say ...
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Exhibit honors Korean War veteransJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Almost 6 million American men and women served during the Korean War from June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955. Now, they will finally have their own place, their own museu...
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Downstate boy dies in dog attackJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - JOHNSTON CITY -- Investigators in southern Illinois say a weekend dog attack killed a 3-year-old boy. Williamson County authorities say Gabrial Mandrell was attacked by ...
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State needs better Medicaid solutionJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois hospitals recognize the state faces a budget crisis without easy fixes. But the idea of moving large numbers of Medicaid beneficiaries into HMOs is not a soluti...
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Former govs tell Quinn to play hardball on budgetJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Former Republican Govs. Jim Edgar and Jim Thompson say lawmakers are getting off easy in this budget fight and the state's current chief executive needs to...
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State budget mess leaves plenty of questionsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - With lawmakers returning to the Capitol today to take another crack at balancing the state's budget, the Daily Herald seeks to answer some of the basic que...