Articles filed under Illinois
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State to use stimulus money to offset spendingApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State officials announced Monday they'd received $1.4 billion in federal education stimulus funding, but don't look for a similar increase in actual school...
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State treasurer seeks repayment to Bright Start college planApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias says he's optimistic that Illinois families will get back the money they lost in a college savings program. Giannoulias' office and oth...
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State gets $100 million more for jobless benefitsApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The federal government is giving Illinois an additional $100 million for its unemployment insurance program. Illinois gets the money because it allows mor...
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Woman strangled, dumped in creekApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Police say a Chicago woman found dead in a creek in the southern suburb of Dolton had been reported missing by her mother early this month. Dolton Fire Chief Jerry McCul...
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Ex-teacher ordered imprisoned in sex caseApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - MOUNT VERNON -- A former Carbondale teacher has been ordered to spend the next decade in prison for sexually attacking a boy. Forty-year-old David Cameron of Marion was ...
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SIU unveils upgraded libraryApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is showing off a $56 million makeover of its library, but more work remains. Crews have spent recent years renov...
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Photo gallery: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center opensApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Quinn getting tax refundApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is getting money back from Uncle Sam. Quinn released his 2008 income tax forms Monday and they show he is to receive a refund of $9,000. The Chic...
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Burris says fundraiser will help pay debtsApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Aides at U.S. Senator Roland Burris' first fundraiser since being appointed by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wore new blue buttons that said "Run Roland Run." But...
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Cost of lawsuits is hidden taxApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Thousands of taxpayers gathered all across the state on "Tax Day" to protest the tax and spend policies coming out of Washington and Springfield. The "Tea Party" protest...