Articles filed under Illinois
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New book on farm land Lincoln once ownedMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - LERNA -- Kurt Peterson wrote a book on the history of Coles County farmland Abraham Lincoln once owned, but he thinks it really shows Lincoln's "very complicated" relati...
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Voter turnout for Emanuel's seat to be lowMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Voting was at a trickle Tuesday as nearly two dozen candidates competed for their party's nomination in a special primary election for the seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Rahm...
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Burris election Web site is up and runningMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris isn't saying whether he'll run for a full term in the Senate next year, but he has laid the groundwork on the Internet. Burris' Sen...
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Body found at Belleville strip mallMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Authorities in Belleville are trying to pinpoint what killed a 47-year-old man found dead behind a shopping center. Police haven't yet released the name of...
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Now that's neighborly: Man to give kidney to girl down the streetMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SWANSEA -- A retired Air Force colonel is taking neighborly to a new level. Fifty-five-year-old Mike Cole on Friday will donate one of his kidneys to 10-year-old Sabrina...
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Mother accused of trying to drown baby in toiletMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - COLUMBIA -- A Belleville woman is jailed on $250,000 after being accused of trying to drown her baby in a toilet last November. Twenty-three-year-old Elyse Mamino is cha...
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Publicist: Blago to write book on 'dark side of politics'Mar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich's publicist says the former Illinois governor plans to write book "exposing the dark side of politics." Glenn Selig says Blagojevich signed a six-figure ...
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New study finds huge jump in Ill. budget deficitMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A new study says the size of the Illinois budget deficit has nearly doubled in just two years. The budget gap for this year is $8.1 billion, according to ...
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Quinn names former aide to run economic agencyMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A former aide to Gov. Pat Quinn is being promoted to director of the Illinois economic-development agency, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportu...
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Suddenly, GOP has plenty of candidates for governorMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Potential Republican candidates for Illinois governor have been testing the waters recently at fundraisers, chicken dinners and pancake breakfasts across the suburbs - t...