Articles filed under Illinois
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Trial date set for Blagojevich as former aides set to change pleasJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal judge on Thursday set a June 3, 2010, start date for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's trial on charges of scheming to sell or trade President Obama's U.S. Senate...
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Authorities say 5 killed in semitrailer crash in northwest IndianaJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - CROWN POINT, Ind. -- Authorities say a semitrailer slammed into a pickup truck that had slowed down on Interstate 65 in northwestern Indiana, killing all five people rid...
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2 FutureGen partners drop out of coal projectJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Just two weeks after the federal government revived plans to build the FutureGen power plant in eastern Illinois, two of the experimental coal plant's finan...
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Patti Blagojevich back in Chicago from the jungleJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich said Friday that making new friends during her time on NBC's reality show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" helped he...
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Former prosecutor added to Blago defense teamJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - One of six lawyers just added to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defense team is a former Cook County prosecutor. Until recently, 29-year-old Robyn Molaro was an assistant...
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U. of Ill. releases e-mails about clout admissionsJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - E-mails released Thursday by the University of Illinois offer a glimpse into how admissions decisions were made for politically connected, and sometimes underqualified, ...
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Man charged with assaulting Mass. teenJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. -- Police say a Chicago man who met a teenage Massachusetts girl on the Internet flew to Connecticut and sexually assaulted her at a hotel. Windsor...
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Lawmakers go home amid budget confusionJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois legislators adjourned Wednesday without taking action on the budget, as Gov. Patrick Quinn backed away from threats to make painful cuts to social...
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DuPage board chair Schillerstrom to run for governorJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The Republican field for governor is getting crowded, with two DuPage County officials expected to announced their prospective campaigns in the coming days. County board...
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West-central Ill. reports West Nile in mosquitoesJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Local health officials say they have found mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus is Knox County in west-central Illinois. Wil Hayes of the Knox County Hea...