Articles filed under Illinois
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It's time for reason, not scare tacticsMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - There is an eerie sameness to the tone of the so-called "doomsday budget" Gov. Patrick Quinn announced this week. It hearkens uncomfortably to memories of the way the pr...
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Chrysler to lay off nearly 1,000 more workers in BelvidereMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Chrysler plans to lay off 992 workers at its assembly plant in northern Illinois and convert the Belvidere plant to a one-shift operation. About 2,600 workers are employ...
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Deere second-quater profit tumbles 38 percentMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Deere & Co.'s second-quarter profit dropped 38 percent as farmers and other customers cut spending on tractors, mowers and construction equipment. Still, t...
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Lawmakers reject speed cams in school, hospital zonesMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Speed cameras will not be coming to Illinois roads anytime soon. The state Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have allowed usi...
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Geography brainiacs battle it out in national beeMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Which state has the smartest student when it comes to geography? The answer will be revealed Wednesday as 10 students head to the final rounds of the Natio...
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Kennedy considering run for Burris' Senate seatMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The son of the late Robert F. Kennedy is seriously considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Spokeswoman Kasey Madden didn't say We...
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SW Illinois man denies killing wife, 2 kidsMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - WATERLOO -- A southwestern Illinois man accused of strangling his wife and two young sons in their home pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was ordered held without bond. D...
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Sheriff accused of selling pot on the sideMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Sheriff Raymond M. Martin has been the law for nearly 20 years in a struggling southern Illinois county. But federal prosecutors say he's been breaking it l...
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Dad gets jail for son's skateboarding deathMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - DECATUR -- A central Illinois man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and 18 months probation for running over his 12-year-old son while towing the boy on a skateboard...
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Thompson to try again to spring George Ryan from prisonMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That's apparently the motto former Gov. James R. Thompson is following when it comes to trying to get his friend former Go...