Articles filed under Illinois
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Suburban lawmakers largely agree on proposed reformsMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Responding to a Daily Herald survey, suburban lawmakers overwhelmingly support the bulk of the ideas put forth in a recent ethics reform report that good-g...
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High water, flood warnings hit IllinoisMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - LINCOLN -- Heavy rains have swelled rivers and pushed water onto roadways in northern and western Illinois, prompting flood warnings. Kirk Huettl (HIT-tehl) is with the ...
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Your role in ethics reformMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers could unanimously approve every recommendation recently put forth by a select reform commission, but voters would have the final say on key propo...
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Gynecologist acquitted of sexual abuseMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - JERSEYVILLE -- A Jersey County jury has acquitted a former obstetrician and gynecologist of charges he drugged and sexually abused female patients. The jury returned the...
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Ill. 'supermax' prison to get fresh scrutinyMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Tamms Correctional Center's first warden made no apologies for christening the tough southwest Illinois prison a home for a "very unhappy inmate population...
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Suspect agrees to counsel in assault caseMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- A man charged with killing eight people last year in Illinois and Missouri has decided against representing himself in an alleged jailhouse attack. Nicholas...
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How you could find out more about state spendingMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A record of how much money Illinois spends and who gets it could soon be available online if Gov. Pat Quinn approves. The state Senate voted Friday to esta...
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Redistricting reform to wait for laterMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Members of an ethics reform commission say lawmakers should come back to the Capitol later this year to focus on fixing the state's political mapmaking pro...
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Strong storms flood Illinois, knock out powerMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Flash flooding has closed roads all over Illinois, and meteorologists say severe thunderstorms and high winds are causing more problems throughout an already soggy state...
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More federal dollars could be headed here, LaHood saysMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Area transit agencies were quick to produce ideas they hope are worthy of earning a share of $1.5 billion in federal grants announced by Transportation Secretary Ray LaH...