Articles filed under Illinois
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Two fire fighters injured in Plainfield blazeJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Two fire fighters were injured while battling an extra alarm fire in Plainfield Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The blaze that started in a two-story home at 25000...
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Patti Blagojevich booted from 'Celebrity' seriesJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' former first lady won't be queen of the jungle. Patti Blagojevich on Tuesday was voted off NBC's reality series "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" She la...
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Heat blamed in death of downstate womanJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - GLEN CARBON -- Madison County's coroner blames the region's stifling heat for the suspected heatstroke death of a 61-year-old southwestern Illinois woman. Steve Nonn say...
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U. of I. hikes tuition 2.6 percentJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The University of Illinois has raised tuition for freshman starting classes next fall by about 2.6 percent on each of its three campuses. University trustees' three-memb...
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Ill. lawmakers going home despite budget crisisJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers are heading back to work, but probably not for long. Legislators on Wednesday hope to vote on some technical issues related to a new st...
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Theft of hat from grave draws prison termJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - QUINCY -- A woman accused with her mother and boyfriend of taking a sheriff's department hat from the grave of a western Illinois law enforcer has been sentenced to five...
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Big rally, little action at CapitolJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn ordered lawmakers back to the Capitol on Tuesday and wants them to consider a tax increase. That didn't happen, but there was a big rally by people who re...
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Champaign shootings lead to standoff, evacuationsJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Two Champaign women have been hospitalized after being shot in an incident that led to a brief police standoff and the evacuation of a number of homes. Cham...
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Blagojevich documents may be unsealedJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Sealed court papers shedding light on a millionaire Springfield lobbyist who is a co-defendant in the corruption case against ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich may become publ...
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East St. Louis police investigate 2 deathsJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Police are investigating the deaths of two men killed in separate incidents in East St. Louis. The body of 44-year-old Ronald McFarland of Fairmont Cit...