Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmakers approve sweeping ethics plans targeting cronies, lobbyistsMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House set about issuing sweeping ethics reforms Thursday that would change the way the state does business in the wake of former Gov. Rod Blag...
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Lincoln pitcher for auction in OhioMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- A gold-and-silver Tiffany pitcher that dates to Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration in 1861 is to be auctioned next month and could fetch hundreds of thou...
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Is public transit getting shortchanged in capital bill?May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not quite the $10 billion they sought but public transit leaders weren't about to bite the hand that just fed them $1.8 billion in reacting to new capital funding f...
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Why Blago's book deal might not be so goldenMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich might have thought his book deal was bleeping golden, but his two-term running mate will now decide if the impeached and ousted former gove...
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Archer Daniels jumps after Citigroup upgradeMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Archer Daniels Midland Co., the second-largest U.S. ethanol producer, jumped in New York trading after Citigroup Inc. upgraded the stock, saying a drought in Argentina w...
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Village gets say on slots, track fears being shut outMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Arlington Heights would get a say on whether slot machines come to Arlington Park following a rewrite of a gambling expansion plan in the Illinois Senate T...
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Sen. Burris has bumpy ride from WashingtonMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A spokesman says a plane carrying U.S. Sen. Roland Burris made an unscheduled landing in Pittsburgh after pilots reported mechanical problems. Burris spokesman Jim O'Con...
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Information law changes 'just a draft,' official saysMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Take a deep breath, people. A day after Illinois legislative leaders floated a proposal for changes in the state's Freedom of Information Act that seems at polar opposit...
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Video poker, alcohol taxes sent to governor's deskMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House gave final approval Thursday to legalizing video poker, raising taxes on beer, wine and liquor and increasing vehicle fees to help pay f...
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Tree trimmer dies during storm cleanup downstateMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Authorities in Carbondale say the cleanup from severe storms that raked southern Illinois earlier this month has killed a professional tree trimmer from Fl...