Articles filed under Illinois
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Is one state fiscal watchdog enough?Feb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Talk about killing the messenger. State Comptroller Dan Hynes has lately been the bearer of bad budget news. And if one Buffalo Grove lawmaker gets his way...
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Quinn picks suburban men as top aidesFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - New Gov. Pat Quinn is putting together his team of top advisers by picking a longtime children's advocate as his new chief of staff and a government reform commission a...
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30 months in prison for state government theftFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A former employee in the Illinois state treasurer's office has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing at least $263,000 from taxpayers. Debra ...
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Gov. Quinn announces moneysaving movesFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Facing what could be a $9 billion budget deficit, new Gov. Pat Quinn has announced a series of cost-saving measures. Quinn's office announced Tuesday plan...
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Group: 5 deaths highlight need to close facilityFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Advocates for disabled citizens are questioning the deaths of five patients at a Tinley Park disability center. They plan a news conference Tuesday to ren...
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Man arrested in 2007 murder of motherFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- A southern Illinois man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2007 death of a 21-year-old mother of two young children. Carbondale police say 24...
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Durbin: Stimulus must be big to boost economyFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Democrat Dick Durbin urged his fellow U.S. senators Monday to approve a stimulus package big enough to get the job done the first time, saying he fears th...
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Inmate charged in Champaign killingsFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- A 51-year-old Iowa prison inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of a Champaign couple. Russell Lee Pitcher is the third person charged...
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Blagojevich headed back to national TV, this time on Fox NewsFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich will be live from New York, again. This time, the former Illinois governor will sit down Wednesday night with conservative Fox News talk show host Sean H...
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How suburban school construction plays out in stimulus debateFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A handful of suburban schools whose construction funding has been stalled for years by Illinois political fighting now find their promised millions part of...