Articles filed under Illinois
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Quinn wants votes on reform commission proposalsApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is calling on lawmakers to have an up or down vote on every proposal that comes out of a reform commission he created to clean up state government. Quinn...
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Roland Burris says legal tab now $500,000Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris says he's rung up $500,000 in legal expenses tied to investigations surrounding his appointment by indicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Burris w...
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Report: Jesse Jackson Jr. faces ethics probeApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A published reports says the Office of Congressional Ethics is conducting a preliminary review of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s efforts to be appointed to the U.S. Senat...
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Police kill machete-swinging manApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - OAKWOOD -- Central Illinois authorities have identified a Texas man who was shot to death by police after he allegedly led officers on a 35-mile chase before charging th...
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Aventine files Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Ethanol producer Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, the latest victim in an industry s...
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Quinn backs military relief billApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is backing a measure by an Illinois congressman to help military families by giving them money collected from a checkoff program on federal income tax for...
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Blagojevich arraignment set for April 14Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arraignment on federal corruption charges has been set for April 14. The federal court schedule indicates that the former governor's brothe...
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Vandals damage church where pastor was slainApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - MARYVILLE -- Police in southwestern Illinois are investigating vandalism at two churches, including one where the pastor was killed mid-sermon last month. Maryville Poli...
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Amish want filmmaker to recruit elsewhereApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- From the moment British filmmakers launched their research of Amish teens from central Illinois for a TV series contrasting Amish values with those of...
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Pre-K enrollment, funding up; worry about economyApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The recession could spell trouble for the nation's youngest schoolchildren, despite positive trends in spending and enrollment for state pre-K programs, ac...