Articles filed under Illinois
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Actor Sam Shepard pleads guilty to DUI in BloomingtonFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Actor and playwright Sam Shepard pleaded guilty Wednesday to speeding and drunken driving charges in central Illinois. Shepard apologized to McLean County...
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Lincoln, Illinois city clerk resigns under cloudFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - LINCOLN -- A fraud investigation has prompted the resignation of Lincoln's city clerk. Mayor Beth Davis-Kavelman said Tuesday she accepted Melanie RiggsÂ' resignation a...
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Appeal delays Belleville triple-murder trialFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A prosecutor has appealed a judge's ruling regarding testimony in the trial of a man accused of killing three people at a Belleville beauty salon. Assistan...
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Should Blago get an official mug at Capitol?Feb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich's name has been scrubbed from state Web sites, scraped from office doors, and stripped from tollway signs. If he ever stops making TV appea...
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Lincoln's presence felt in many suburban locationsFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois may be the land of Lincoln, and you don't need to travel around the state to find connections to President Lincoln when there are several right here in the subu...
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Feds worried Illinois lacks staffingFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The U.S. government is concerned the Illinois Department of Transportation is too understaffed to take on major road projects on the eve of what could be ...
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Blagojevich says he won't file for unemploymentFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he and his wife are out of work but don't plan to file for unemployment. That's probably a good move since the ousted governor ...
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Lawmakers reflect on silence in schools, againFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just weeks after a federal judge tossed out Illinois' moment of silence law for schools, lawmakers are back with a new version. An Illinois House education...
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Obama won't be charged for Peoria visitFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Mayor Jim Ardis says neither the Obama administration nor Caterpillar Inc. will be billed for public services incurred during the president's visit to Peoria t...
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Former Blagojevich fundraiser Kelly pleads not guiltyFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's one-time chief fundraiser has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges involving multimillion-dollar construction contracts at O'Ha...