Articles filed under Illinois
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State collecting unwanted pesticidesMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state's agriculture department is helping Illinoisans dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides for free. The "Clean Sweep" collection rotates among...
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State House passes revamped Freedom of Information ActMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to revamp the state's Freedom of Information Act, saying it will give the public easier acce...
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Patti Blagojevich heads to jungleMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's wife is off to the Costa Rican jungle for a TV reality show. Patti Blagojevich is appearing on NBC's "I'm a Celebrity ... Ge...
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Illinois food banks will benefit from Tyson chicken settlementMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS --Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to donate up to 1.7 million pounds of chicken to Illinois food banks to settle a lawsuit that claimed the world's biggest meat pr...
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House panel OKs recall for governorsMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois voters may get a chance to change the state constitution to allow the recall of unpopular governors. A House committee voted unanimously Thursday...
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Burris needs to 'explain himself,' Durbin saysMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said this morning he was "disappointed" in junior Sen. Roland Burris for not telling the Senate or an Illinois impeachment panel before he was seat...
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TV reporter Shaw to head watchdog groupMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A longtime investigative reporter on Chicago TV has been named to head a political watchdog group. Andy Shaw will be executive director of the 86-year-old...
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Health officials urge West Nile virus precautionsMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Health officials say it's time to think about preventing West Nile virus by reducing the mosquito population. West Nile is transmitted by mosquitoes that ...
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Edwardsville cleaning up after rainsMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- The cleanup continues in Edwardsville after the southwestern Illinois city was pummeled for days by rain, damaging dozens of homes. The Madison County co...
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Crash involving officer injures 6May 26, 2009 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Illinois State Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash involving a Belleville police car that apparently slid into the path of an oncoming van. Six ...