Articles filed under Illinois
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Man gets 28 years for fatal pub shootingJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- A Knox County judge has sentenced a 33-year-old man to 28 years in prison for fatally shooting a Chicago man at a pub in western Illinois last year. Judge S...
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Quinn taps panel to examine U of I admissions in wake of 'clout list'Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - University of Illinois President Joe White says he's shelving plans to create his own task force to examine the school's admission practices because Gov. Pat Quinn has n...
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Five locals among seven indicted in tax-shelter fraudJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Five Illinois residents - and seven people overall - have been indicted on criminal charges of marketing phony tax shelters, officials said. Paul Daugerdas, 58, of Wilme...
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Video gambling could be closer to schools, churchesJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban parents dropping the kids off at school might not have to go too far if they want to play some video poker on the way home. Video poker and other ...
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U of I won't release 'clout' students' test scoresJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The University of Illinois says it won't release test scores and grade-point averages for applicants who appeared on a so-called "clout list." The Chicago Tribune says i...
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Kidnapped baby found safe in Fort WayneJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- A 5-month-old Illinois boy allegedly kidnapped by his baby sitter has been found safe in Indiana after federal marshals traced a call to a home where...
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Horse racing tracks hope for riverboat moneyJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Four Illinois riverboat casinos failed to get the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to a law requiring them to share their profits with the state'...
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Swine flu cases jump by 30 percentJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The number of swine flu cases in Illinois jumped by 35 percent over the weekend - but health officials maintain it's nothing to be alarmed about. Total cases of the H1N1...
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Quinn using guilt to try to sway lawmakers to pass budgetJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn wants lawmakers to see what doomsday looks like if they don't pass a state budget with an income tax increase, so he is making the rounds of social servic...
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Man pleads guilty in crash that killed 2Jun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A 29-year-old Caseyville man accused of driving drunk when his car hit and killed a southern Illinois man and his pregnant girlfriend has pleaded guilty ...