Articles filed under Illinois
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Protesting bicyclist killed on cross-country rideJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A Calif. man riding his bicycle across the country to protest government bailouts has been struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver in Illi...
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Downstate dad accused of putting toddler in dryerJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A 21-year-old southern Illinois man was arrested on Father's Day after allegedly putting his 2-year-old son in a clothes dryer and burning him on the che...
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Local lawmakers call special budget meeting 'bizarre'Jun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Against the backdrop of thousands of people who rely on state services descending on the state Capitol to protest budget cuts, lawmakers return today under...
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Lawsuit filed against immigration services firmJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois has filed a lawsuit alleging a Chicago-based immigration services provider bilked customers out of nearly $140,000. The Illinois attorney general's...
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2 counties to be sprayed for gypsy mothJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture will be spraying over 21,000 acres of northern Illinois to prevent Gypsy Moth reproduction. Beginning Thursday, the...
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Lawyer: Church collection could be helping suspectJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- A southwestern Illinois man charged with killing his wife and two sons may be benefiting from money collected at his father's church to pay their funeral expe...
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Palatine's Murphy says he'll vie for governorJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Palatine Republican state Sen. Matt Murphy said Monday his candidacy for Illinois governor is an opportunity for the state Republican party to break away ...
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Should state pay $4 billion into retirement plan?Jun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - When state lawmakers return to Springfield on Tuesday, they'll try to hammer out fixes to a statewide construction program and are expected to continue bat...
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NTSB: High water at site of fatal train derailmentJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- There was high water along the northern Illinois rail line where a freight train derailed, setting off a fiery explosion and killing one person, federal auth...
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Mass. A.G. files suit against drug maker WyethJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has filed a complaint in federal court alleging drug manufacturer Wyeth failed to give the government required di...