Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois has $700 million list for fed stimulus packageFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Road-repair projects dominate a nearly $700 million wish list given to the federal government by Illinois transportation officials seeking funding under President Barack...
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Politics divides local reaction to stimulus dealFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - How suburban lawmakers feel about the federal stimulus plan awaiting approval in Washington, D.C., depends on which side of the partisan aisle they reside....
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House explodes in southwestern Ill.Feb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - PONTOON BEACH -- Emergency crews are on the scene of a reported house explosion near the southwestern Illinois town of Pontoon Beach. There's no immediate word on any in...
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Exploring the relevancy of Lincoln todayFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - With President Obama's appearance Thursday in Springfield culminating a week's worth of events honoring the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the Da...
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Poshard warns SIU may have to cut costsFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University's president is warning that cuts -- including layoffs -- may be inevitable at SIU if the economy doesn't rebound quickly. Glen...
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Lincoln 1864 manuscript sets record at NYC auctionFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A handwritten manuscript of an 1864 Abraham Lincoln speech sold for $3.44 million on the bicentennial of his birthday Thursday, setting a new auction record ...
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Burris announces state-wide 'listening tour'Feb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Sen. Roland Burris plans a "listening tour" next week that will take him to several Illinois cities for the first time since his surpass appointment to th...
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Quinn to address small business leadersFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to address small business leaders in an afternoon speech at the headquarters for the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH coalition. Quinn spokes...
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GOP needs suburbs back, seeks moderate consensus, leader saysFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - As President Barack Obama heads to the state Capitol today in honor of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, Illinois Republicans will gather as they plot for a statewide co...
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Authorities were sure they had Tylenol killerFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Top government officials concluded 20 years ago that James W. Lewis was behind the 1982 Tylenol killings and used that belief to deny him parole on extortion charges in ...