Articles filed under Illinois
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This is the worst time to cut servicesApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - At an April event marking National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a representative of Governor Pat Quinn said the state was committed to ending violence and abuse against...
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State takes conservation police applicationsApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Officials with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources say they'll soon be taking applications for conservation police officers. Conservation officer...
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LaHood denies playing favorites with stimulus fundingApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The nation's top transportation official says his home state hasn't received special treatment despite ranking first so far in stimulus funding approved for roads and br...
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Rockford freshman shot outside schoolApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Several Rockford public schools have been locked down following the shooting of a student outside of one of the buildings. Police Sgt. Andre Brass says a male student wa...
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Lincoln stamps collection sold for nearly $2 milApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- A Georgia man's collection of thousands of President Lincoln stamps has sold at auction in New York City for $1.961 million. Dallas-based Spink Shreves Galler...
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Mother pleads not guilty in taped fightApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - URBANA -- A Champaign mother has pleaded not guilty to urging her 15-year-old daughter to fight another girl in a confrontation later posted on YouTube. Dawn Morris was ...
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$49.4 million for Morris railroad bridgeApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - MORRIS -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says the Department of Homeland Security has awarded nearly $50 million in stimulus money to improve a railroad bridge in northeastern Il...
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Illinois leads nation in recovery road funds, projectsApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Federal transportation officials say Illinois so far ranks first in the number of projects and amount of stimulus funding approved by the Obama Administration. Gov. Pat ...
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Video of fight leads to mom's arrestApr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - A central Illinois mother is behind bars after police say she encouraged her 15-year-old daughter to fight another girl in a confrontation that was later pos...
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Proposed law would shake up status quo on state transit pet projectsApr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Giving funding to politically expedient projects. Following traditional formulas for divvying up road money between downstate and metropolitan Chicago. Making sure every...