Articles filed under Illinois
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State historic sites to open 7 days a weekMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State officials say several historic sites will be open seven days a week starting in the coming days. An Illinois Historic Preservation Agency spokesman ...
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Quinn shortens sentence of woman who killed kidsMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has commuted the sentence of a woman who contends she suffered postpartum depression when she killed her two children. Quinn's act...
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Suit settled in student abuse caseMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A former central Illinois high school teacher has settled a lawsuit filed by the student she was convicted of sexually abusing. Terms of the settlement be...
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Tollway gives itself clean bill of ethicsApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The tollway's inspector general issued a report Thursday saying the agency was clear of any improprieties related to the corruption arrest of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich...
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Blago lawyer asks to tap campaign fundApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyer has made a fresh plea for permission to tap the Democrat's campaign fund, saying an effective defense for Blagojevich requires more ...
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Cop bureaucrat driving seized hotrodApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Police had a gem on its hands after a January 2007 traffic stop. Troopers seized a gleaming muscle car: a 2006 Dodge Charger, boasting ...
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Study: Upper Great Lakes not losing extra waterApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- An engineering study says Lake Michigan and Lake Huron aren't losing billions of gallons of extra water daily through an artificially made opening in the St. ...
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'Enemy combatant' pleads guilty in IllinoisApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- A man whose case sparked a furious legal debate over whether the government can hold terrorism suspects indefinitely entered a surprise guilty plea, admitting ...
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Tollway contractor wants more money despite criticismsApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois State Toll Highway Authority directors balked at paying $12 million more to the company that manages much of its electronic tolling system, including the unpopu...
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Ill. juror replaced in Sears Tower plot trialApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- A federal jury was told Friday to forget several days of deliberations in a long-running terrorism case and start from scratch after one of the panelists became...