Articles filed under Illinois
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Suburban groups among budget cut protestersJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - If state budget cuts go through as planned next month, 165 Elgin area children would lose before- and after-school programs among other services offered th...
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State launches more mortgage relief helpJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Homeowners have another place to look for mortgage relief. Officials of the Illinois Housing Development Authority say people can get new information on feder...
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Railroad paying evacuees from train derailmentJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Canadian National Railway says it's offering compensation for northern Illinois residents displaced by a train derailment that caused an explosion. Spokesman...
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Lawmakers have little to do as clock ticks on budgetJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Tuesday searching for some way to fill a $9.2 billion hole in the state budget. The date may be the only thin...
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DNR restricts boating on Rock RiverJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Citing rising water, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is restricting boating on the Rock River in several counties in the northern part of state. The restric...
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3 die in small plane crash in IowaJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Federal Aviation Administration says three people have died in a single engine plane crash near the northwest Iowa town of Sheldon. FAA spokesman...
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Illinois among 13 states to reach deal with mortgage firmJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. -- A Florida-based firm has agreed to pay Mississippi and 13 other states, incuding Illnois, $9 million to help them oversee the company's mortgage lendin...
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Blagojevich fundraiser Kelly gets 37 months in tax fraud caseJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Christopher G. Kelly, a fundraiser for indicted ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for trying to deceive the U.S. Internal Revenu...
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Proft announces GOP run for governorJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Conservative Republican Dan Proft is running for Illinois governor. A political commentator on WLS radio, Proft announced Tuesday he's in the race because Illinois needs...
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Police officer jailed for alleged sex crimesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A 22-year veteran of the Springfield police department has been arrested and charged for alleged sex crimes. Kevin Barrington was arrested Sunday night at...