Articles filed under Illinois
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Durbin, others, propose new rules for online auctioneersFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. lawmakers, including Illinois Senator Richard Dubrin, are preparing to introduce three bills this week tightening reporting rules for online auctioneers to prevent ...
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Durbin pushes Obama agenda as first friend in SenateFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - In late 2004, Senator Dick Durbin looked like he might go national. The Illinois Democrat was ascending to his party's No. 2 post in the Senate. John Kerry, the Democrat...
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Stimulus wish lists still under wraps in Ill.Feb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - With Illinois poised to get nearly $9 billion from the federal stimulus bill, state and city officials have been scrambling to compile wish lists of projects ranging fro...
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Watchdog group joins chorus calling for Burris' resignationFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Yet another voice is calling for U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to resign. The Better Government Association, an 85-year-old nonpartisan government watchdog group, called on B...
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Suspected spree killer's wife wants rewardFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - MORRISON -- The wife of a man accused of bludgeoning six people to death in Illinois and killing two more in Missouri says she's entitled to some of the reward money off...
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State treasurer: Stimulus won't fix budgetFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias said President Barack Obama's $789 billion stimulus package won't provide enough cash to fix the state's $9 billion budget gap. The ...
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Caterpillar sued over Joliet-area oil spillFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction equipment, was sued by the state of Illinois for endangering the environment by allowing a waste treatment ta...
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McCarter tapped to succeed Watson in SenateFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A Republican businessman who heads the St. Clair County board in southern Illinois has been tapped to succeed newly retired Frank Watson in the Illinois S...
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2 charged with DUI in crash that killed coupleFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - FAIRMONT CITY -- Madison County authorities have charged two people with driving under the influence of alcohol in a three-vehicle collision that took the lives of a Gra...
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Clothing from Lane Bryant murders site donated to charityFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Authorities say the piles of clothing that were inside the former Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park where five women were murdered in 2008 will be donated to a women's pr...