Articles filed under Illinois
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Low CPI has local school districts slashing expensesFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Stimulus plan or no stimulus plan, many suburban school districts are hacking away at next year's budgets because of a steep drop in the Consumer Price Index, a figure t...
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Illinois reopens 7 state parksFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The "closed" signs came down Thursday at seven state parks that fell victim to budget squabbles last year, giving local officials hope of an economic boun...
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Legislature considering taking away free ridesFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois Legislature is considering putting restrictions on the free rides on public transportation now being offered seniors. A bill sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bassi...
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2 Illinois guardsmen killed in AfghanistanFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- One of the two members of the Illinois Army National Guard killed this week in Afghanistan has been promoted posthumously, officials said Thursday. Spc. S...
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U of I to warn students about Mexico travelFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- The U.S. State Department and universities around the country are warning students headed for Mexico for spring break of a surge in drug-related violence south...
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Latest Burris scandal renews call for special electionFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Backed by a legal opinion from the state's attorney general, Republican lawmakers on Thursday once again demanded the General Assembly order a special elec...
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No Blago is a good signFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Politicians plastering their names on Illinois State Toll Highway Authority property is officially a bad idea. Tollway directors Thursday approved a new policy offering ...
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Madigan: Lawmakers can move up Senate electionFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois General Assembly can constitutionally pass a law that moves up the date of the next election for President Barack Obama's former Senate seat,...
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Gov. Quinn says tax hike talk 'premature'Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn said today that talk of a huge state tax increase in next month's budget proposal is "premature," and he reminded local officials and intere...
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Judge says principal didn't report abuse suspicionFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- A Champaign County judge has convicted Janice Bradley, the former principal of Thomas Paine Elementary School in Urbana, of failure to report suspicions of chi...