Articles filed under Illinois
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Rockford man charged in roommate's stabbing deathMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- A 51-year-old northern Illinois man is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his roommate. Police say Willie J. Harrison killed 31-year-o...
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Man accused of harassing witnessesMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - JOLIET -- Authorities in Will County have filed witness harassment charges against a man already charged in a shooting that wounded three people, including a 7-year-old ...
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Ill. man pleads guilty to DUI in fatal crashMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A Decatur man has pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI in a 2008 crash that left two people dead. Macon County prosecutors say 46-year-old Richard Wolverton Jr. had a blood-...
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Burris gets cold reception at St. Pat's paradeMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Roland Burris both made customary appearances at the annual Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, but they drew very different...
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Most local lawmakers say raising state taxes is not an optionMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Facing a nearly $11.6 billion deficit, Gov. Pat Quinn is calling for an income tax increase, but most local lawmakers instead say everything should be on t...
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Suburban lawmakers talk taxes, sacred cowsMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In recent weeks, the Daily Herald tracked down the nearly four dozen state lawmakers representing the paper's circulation area to ask two questions: 1. Do ...
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Chanters keep medieval music aliveMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The hum of low-pitched voices is soothing. "Me ma ma ooh moo" sounds come from voices warming up. A Gregorian chant choir practices in the choir loft of Hol...
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Tax hikes coming from QuinnMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Many suburban households would be asked to pay more in Illinois income taxes to avoid massive state cuts to education, health care and services to the disa...
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Blagojevich on Quinn tax plan: I told you soMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a message for the people of Illinois: I told you so. Blagojevich released a statement Friday attacking his replacement's p...
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Traffic Safety Division to stay in SpringfieldMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he won't move the Transportation Department's Traffic Safety Division from Springfield to southern Illinois. In a statement F...