Articles filed under Illinois
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Bean calls for investigation into pharmaceuticals in drinking waterApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Federal scientists will start examining the effect of pharmaceuticals and chemicals in drinking water, under a measure approved by lawmakers Thursday. The proposal, spon...
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IDOT personnel manager firedApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Associated Press has learned that an Illinois Department of Transportation administrator who was among a dozen employees to receive hefty raises in th...
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Ex-Springfield hotel becoming affordable housingApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A former Springfield hotel will get a new life as affordable housing. Fifth Street Renaissance, a social service agency, says the All Star Inn is being re...
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Blagojevich critic gets his turn at WLS micApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - On the radio, no one can see your hair. That will be an advantage, said a nervous state Rep. Jack Franks, a Marengo Democrat, who follows in the footsteps ...
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FAA: 4,300 bird strikes in IllinoisApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Airplane collisions with birds have more than doubled at 13 major U.S. airports since 2000, and New York's Kennedy airport and Sacramento International rep...
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Pigs killed in downstate farm fireApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - LITTLETON -- Schuyler County authorities say a fire killed an estimated 2,800 pigs and an undetermined number of piglets. Authorities say Littleton firefighters were cal...
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Champaign man found dead at food plantApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A 46-year-old Champaign man has been found dead at a soon-to-close food plant. Champaign Fire Department spokeswoman Dena Schumacher says a co-worker found...
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Former Blago aide pleads not guilty, but that could changeApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - As Alonzo Monk, former chief of staff to indicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich told a judge he's not guilty of a related wire fraud charge, a U.S. prosecutor...
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Man gets 15 years for killing best friendApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- An East St. Louis man sentenced to 15 years in prison for stabbing his best friend says he's sorry for the death of a victim he considered a brother. A St....
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Wall around terror suspect easing, brother saysApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The U.S. government's wall of isolation around a man held for more than seven years as an alleged al-Qaida sleeper agent has parted in recent weeks with tel...