Articles filed under Illinois
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Patti Blagojevich: I won't swear on showMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich says she swears less than her friends despite the numerous expletives she uses in secretly wiretapped conversations. Blagoje...
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Time running out fast for tollway scofflawsMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Toll Highway Authority officials Thursday said time is running out for motorists with toll violations to take advantage of a program that reduces hefty late fee...
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Cops: Triple-murder suspect admits affairMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - WATERLOO -- Investigators say an Illinois man accused of strangling his wife and two sons was having an affair with a Florida woman and planned to get a divorce this sum...
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UofI president doesn't want trustrees pressuredMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The University of Illinois scrambled Friday to explain how politically connected applicants with less-than-stellar resumes — including the relative of a c...
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Ill. House considering recall of governorsMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A proposal to let voters get rid of unpopular governors is making its way through the Illinois House. The legislation has been approved in committee and c...
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Judge: Death penalty still possible for SheleyMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- A Knox County judge says he believes a man accused of killing eight people can still be sentenced to the death penalty if convicted, despite a challenge fro...
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Cops: Traffic stop yields 20 pounds of potMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A Colorado man is jailed in southwestern Illinois after police say they caught him with 20 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. Fairview Heights police say ...
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Medical marijuana bill clears Illinois SenateMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - With the help of key suburban votes, a plan to let those suffering from certain medical ailments and conditions use marijuana cleared the Illinois Senate W...
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Court records offer new details in triple killingMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - WATERLOO -- Orange twine fashioned into a noose found near a Mississippi River bridge resembles cord tied around straw bales behind the home where a woman and her two so...
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SIUE gym floor damaged by rainsMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- Heavy rains in recent days pounded southwestern Illinois and may have claimed the newly installed, $250,000 gym floor at Southern Illinois University in ...