Articles filed under Illinois
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Ill. panel on pet breeding ready to get startedJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois task force looking into potential abuses by pet stores and breeding operations is ready to get started. Illinois lawmakers approved the task f...
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Bed once owned by Henry Clay for saleJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A bed made for Kentucky statesman Henry Clay is for sale at a Bloomington auction house. The four-poster bed made from rosewood is considered a one-of-a-k...
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Audit finds 52 computers missing from state agencyJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A state agency that regulates banking, insurance and dozens of professions in Illinois can't account for 52 computers. State auditors say the agency doesn...
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Search suspended in Pa. for missing Del. kayakerJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - WEST CHESTER, Pa.-- The search has been suspended for the body of the second of two brothers who died in a kayaking accident in southeastern Pennsylvania. Authorities sa...
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Scientists comb Peoria library site for remainsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Archaeologists excavating the site of a planned new library in Peoria say they found nearly 50 more burial sites from an old cemetery there. Midwest Archaeolog...
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State Sen. Dillard considers run for governorJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - A Republican state senator who appeared in campaign commercials for President Barack Obama said Thursday he is "very strongly" considering a run for Illinois governor. S...
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Jewel-Osco offering grants to help food pantries, soup kitchensJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Grocery chain Jewel-Osco has announced it's accepting applications for grants to help food pantries and soup kitchens in Illinois and Indiana. Eligible agencies can appl...
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New prisons chief to study health care costsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The new head of the Illinois Department of Corrections says studying prison health care costs will be a high priority for him. Michael Randle, in one of h...
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Testimony: Man accused in deaths sent threatsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - WATERLOO -- A southwestern Illinois man accused of strangling his wife and two sons sent his family threatening e-mails from his laptop, and vulgar statements spray-pain...
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Scientists comb Peoria library site for remainsJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Archaeologists excavating the site of a planned new library say they found 10 burial sites from an old cemetery while searching for human remains that would ha...