Articles filed under Illinois
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State cuts after-school grant programsApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Board of Education is eliminating after-school grant programs that a newspaper investigation found had recipients who weren't doing what they promised. The ...
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Wind keeps the lights on at central Illinois drive-inApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - GIBSON CITY -- Mike Harroun says the wind blows a steady 12 to 15 miles an hour around the central Illinois town of Gibson City. That's why he's set up two energy-produc...
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ADM may revive FutureGen projectApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Archer Daniel Midland Co.'s effort to sequester carbon emissions from ethanol production may help revive Illinois's FutureGen project, which aims to do the same for a co...
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Police probe fatal downstate shootingApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - HARRISBURG -- Police in the southern Illinois community of Harrisburg are investigating a weekend shooting that killed a man. Investigators aren't yet releasing the name...
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Quinn signs foreclosure grace period billApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that gives delinquent homeowners facing foreclosure a grace period of up to 90 days. The bill gives people extra time to w...
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Suspect in church killing gets new judgeApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A man accused of gunning down a pastor mid-sermon inside a Maryville church last month is getting a new judge on his case. Madison County Chief Criminal ...
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Illinois attorney general, feds crack down on mortgage scamsApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined other federal and state officials Monday to announce a broad crackdown on mortgage modification scams, accusi...
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Illinois credit rating loweredApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois's credit rating on $19.3 billion of municipal debt was put on Fitch Ratings' watch list for a possible cut as its sales and income taxes declined. Fitch cut the...
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Timely payments are good for allApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois nursing home community commends Gov. Pat Quinn for his plan to continue the current level of funding for facilities plus setting a 30-day Medicaid payment s...
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Lawmakers say deal with Blago just matter of bringing home the baconApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A handful of state lawmakers say they were looking out for their districts and nothing more when they signed agreements with then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich last...