Articles filed under Illinois
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Quinn says time to move on from BurrisMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says it's time to move on from the flap over embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris and focus on the economy. Quinn wants a special election for the Senate pos...
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Stop the delay and protect our kidsMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - February 10 should have been the day that America's kids got a whole lot safer. That's the day that important provisions of a new product safety law were scheduled to go...
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Durbin says he'll work with BurrisMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin sounds resigned to fellow Illinois Democrat Roland Burris remaining in the Senate for the next two years. Durbin has called for Burris' resignation...
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Burris says he's working hard to represent IllinoisMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - A somber U.S. Sen. Roland Burris told hundreds of supporters at a black church in Chicago Sunday that he's been working hard to represent them in Washington. In a brief ...
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Report: Illinois sees surge in prison inmatesMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The number of Illinoisans in prison or on probation has more than doubled over the last 25 years to 1 in every 38 adults. The data released by the Washing...
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Staring down economic despair, lawmakers getting used to saying 'no'Mar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In typical years, state lawmakers face a daily deluge of requests from local governments, school districts and myriad interest groups seeking more money fo...
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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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Burris isn't only one to stick around when urged to leaveFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Roland Burris isn't the only senator to stay on the job while most of those around him called for his resignation. Sen. Larry Craig, an Idaho Republican, defied calls fo...
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Quinn predicts tollway announcement soonFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - He's got IDOT down and the tollway could be next, Gov. Pat Quinn said Saturday while discussing his new choice for Illinois' transportation secretary. Quinn has slated v...
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Can Senator Roland Burris be effective?Feb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Imagine the person who hired you was fired for allegedly trying to sell the spot to the highest bidder regardless of qualifications. Then seemingly every day the office ...