Articles filed under Illinois
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Burris feels vindicated by probe's endJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said Friday he felt vindicated by a Sangamon County prosecutor's decision not to charge him with perjury, but he was not saying if ...
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FBI joins Riley Fox murder investigationJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - JOLIET -- The FBI has joined Will County authorities in their investigation of the 2004 murder of a 3-year-old Wilmington girl. Will County State's Attorney James Glasgo...
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Army veteran accused of scheme to avoid deploymentJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- An Army veteran from southwestern Illinois is facing federal fraud charges that accuse him of faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability bene...
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Power coming back after winds whip parts of Ill.Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Ameren has restored power to about 13,000 of the more than 42,000 customers who lost electric service during strong storms in western and central Illinois. ...
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Winds whip parts of Ill., knock out powerJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Strong storms blew through western and central Illinois, breaking tree limbs and knocking out power for thousands of residents. Galesburg Fire Department Ba...
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Illinois unemployment hits 25-year high at 10.1 percentJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Unemployment reached 10.1 percent in May in Illinois -- an increase of 0.7 percent over April, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employme...
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Spokeswoman: Madigan met with ObamaJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A spokeswoman for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the Democrat met with President Barack Obama and several of his senior aides late last week. Robyn Ziegler ...
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Ill. court rejects law on mandatory retirementJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court declared Thursday that a state law requiring judges to retire when they turn 75 is unconstitutional. The state's retirement law...
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Service agencies worry while lawmakers lock in budget stalemateJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban social service agencies warned of severe cuts under a proposed state budget Wednesday, even as lawmakers appeared to be playing chicken over how to resolve the ...
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Feds look for Blago role in university admissionsJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors are investigating possible contacts between ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his political allies involving admissions at the University of Illinois a...