Articles filed under Illinois
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Attorney Terence Gillespie joins Blagojevich teamMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - One of Chicago's leading criminal defense attorneys has joined the legal team representing ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Terence P. Gillespie confirmed Tuesday that the a...
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Quinn, labor groups push construction planMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn enlisted help from organized labor on Monday, hoping to sell his proposed budget by emphasizing the need for a long-stalled statewide construction program...
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While state budget suffers, big pay hikes at IDOTMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A dozen officials at the Illinois Department of Transportation got raises averaging $6,000 a year during the waning days of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ...
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State V.A. facilities land $79 mil in stimulus moneyMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Federal authorities are setting aside $79 million in stimulus money for veterans facilities in Illinois. Congressional leaders say it'll go to six VA hospitals, three ex...
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Prominent lawyer may join Blagojevich legal teamMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Prominent criminal defense attorney Terence P. Gillespie may join former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's legal team, a move that would guarantee Blagojevich at least one solid, b...
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Railroad police officer fatally shoots suspectMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - A man was shot to death by a Canadian National Railway police officer after he was allegedly fired upon in Homewood. Canadian National spokesman Patrick Waldron said two...
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Quinn issues 'emergency' calls for public works spendingMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn ratcheted up pressure on lawmakers Monday to pass even a truncated public works package in the next two weeks, declaring "This is an emergency." In launch...
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Quinn says it's OK if taxes cost him his jobMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he realizes that his proposal to raise income taxes could cost him another term, but he has to do what's right. Quinn said at a press confer...
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Naked man rescued after bridge jumpMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The co-pilot of a police helicopter rescued a naked man who had jumped from a bridge into the Mississippi River south of St. Louis. It happened late Sunday,...
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Trash burn sparks downstate brush firesMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - PEMBROKE TOWNSHIP -- Pembroke Township Fire Chief Mark Baines says residents burning garbage were probably to blame for three brush fires that hit his area of Kankakee C...