Articles filed under Illinois
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Suburban lawmakers voted without reservationsJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In voting to oust him from office, suburban lawmakers vehemently rejected Gov. Rod Blagojevich's last-minute appeal to stay in office, passionately arguing...
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Tollway urged to take over Prairie ParkwayJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Tollway officials agreed Thursday to review the Prairie Parkway concept, but didn't make any commitments despite a full-court press from supporters and detracto...
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Imprisoned downstate attorney disbarredJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A former Madison County attorney serving a six-year federal prison sentence on drug charges has been disbarred. Tom Lakin pleaded guilty to drug charge...
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Quinn promises a new style of leadershipJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn took the oath of office in the state House Thursday and quickly declared he would "bring the will of the people to the law of the land." The one-time gadf...
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Elected on a call for reform, defiant to the end, now joblessJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - It was just six years ago that Rod Blagojevich boarded a train at Chicago's Union Station, embarking on a whistle-stop tour as his message of reform propel...
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Health care association favored BlagojevichJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The departure of Rod Blagojevich as Illinois' governor is not being celebrated in every corner of the state. Officials of Springfield-based Illinois Prima...
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Blagojevich farewell takes trappings of lonely campaignJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - In a surreal flameout to one of the most meteoric arcs in Illinois politics, Rod Blagojevich's departure from government Thursday played out more like a tiny campaign ra...
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Tollway could bring customer call center homeJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Tollway leaders may join the DIY trend by moving the agency's customer service center in-house. The do-it-yourself idea surfaced Thursday as tollway directors a...
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Blagojevich grants clemency to 2 on last dayJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich granted clemency to a prominent Chicago real estate developer and a former drug dealer just hours before the Illinois Senate voted to throw him out ...
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Motorists cheer on Blagojevich sign cleansingJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - And just like that, he was gone. The 2-foot high "Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor" title displayed at the Bolingbrook toll plaza along southbound 1-355 vanished from sight ...