Articles filed under Illinois
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Bar owners buy into video poker planMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Three video poker terminals sit in a dark, wood-paneled corner at the back of the Brass Rail bar, just behind the Indiana Jones pinball machine. Printed on ...
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Patti Blagojevich getting ready for reality TV gigMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich says she's getting ready for her stint on reality TV by doing yoga and cooking meals for her kids to eat while she's gone. B...
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Police: Peoria officer shot armed manMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- A man is in critical condition after being shot by a Peoria police officer who authorities say was acting in self-defense. Peoria police say the unnamed man is...
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Ex-Wilco member Jay Bennett dies at 45May 24, 2009 11:00 pm - URBANA, Ill. -- Jay Bennett, a former member of the band Wilco, died Sunday at age 45, according to a posting on the Web site of his record label. "We are profoundly sad...
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Harper would be big winner in state spending planMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Harper College stands to gains tens of millions of dollars should funding for a $29 billion construction spending plan get Gov. Pat Quinn's signature. Nearly $65 million...
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Man flees sentencing, returns 10 years laterMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - DECATUR -- A man who ran from a sentencing hearing and spent 10 years in Missouri returned to a Illinois courtroom on Friday to face the same judge. The judge gave him ...
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Son arrested in Rockford mom's fatal shootingMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Police in Rockford have identified both the victim and the suspect in that city's second homicide in a three-day period. Officers say 25-year-old Franklin T....
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Ill. ex-teacher pleads guilty to sex with studentMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - QUINCY -- A former western Illinois high school coach and teacher has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a student. Geoff Dalton pleaded guilty to one count of crimin...
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Freight train kills 2 men in IllinoisMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - CRETE -- Two men have been struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train as they walked along the tracks in south suburban Chicago. The Will County coroner's office...
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Quinn wants more for railMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn joined suburban lawmakers Friday to demand high-speed rail funding be added to the $29 billion construction plan. Quinn wants the General As...