Articles filed under Illinois
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Prosecutor reviewing comments about Burris contact with BlagojevichFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Exactly how Roland Burris became a U.S. senator continues to attract scrutiny in light of his acknowledgment that he had several conversations with top Rod...
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Sheriff backs over, kills mother-in-lawFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - CAIRO -- Illinois State Police say they're investigating how and why a southern Illinois sheriff backed over and killed his 87-year-old mother-in-law. Investigators say ...
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Madigan proposes new ethics finesFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants to slap governments with up to a $1,000 fine for denying citizens the right to view public documents. Madigan...
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What qualifies as 'perjury?'Feb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Faulty memories don't constitute perjury. Deliberately lying under oath does. Not telling all you know? Well, that's a bit trickier. If conversations between Roland Bur...
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Burris' words to be examinedFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Exactly how Roland Burris became a U.S. senator continues to attract official scrutiny - including a perjury investigation downstate and a probe by the U.S...
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Couple found dead in homeFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - BRADLEY -- A couple have been found dead in their north-central Illinois home, where high levels of carbon dioxide were also found. Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner s...
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Cullerton open to all sorts of tax hikesFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - In cash-strapped Illinois, everything from a 16-cent gas tax hike to taxes on Internet purchases and an income tax increase is on the table for new state Senate Presiden...
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Joliet man receives 34 years for guilty drug pleaFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - DECATUR -- A 38-year-old man faces more than three decades in prison after admitting to amassing amounts of cocaine equaling millions of dollars. Willie F. Ford of Jolie...
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Virus suspected in sickness at Ill. academyFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - RANTOUL -- Health investigators suspect that a weekend outbreak that sickened 19 students at a central Illinois military academy may have been caused by a virus, not foo...
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Joliet teacher told she can't wear mask to schoolFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - JOLIET -- A Joliet elementary school teacher who suffers from severe allergies is battling the school district over its refusal to allow her to wear a respiratory mask. ...