Articles filed under Illinois
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7 storm-hit counties declared disaster areasJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has issued a state disaster declaration for seven southern Illinois counties. The new governor's declaration Friday aims to help t...
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Erasing all signs of former governorJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich might be gone from the governor's office, but his name is still costing taxpayers. The exact price of removing the former governor's name f...
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Quinn: Time to 'fumigate state government'Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn pledged Friday to make ethics reform the top priority of his new administration. "We need to fumigate state government from top to bottom," ...
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Illinoisans happy to see Blagojevich goJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinoisans who watched former Gov. Rod Blagojevich get the boot Thursday during an impeachment trial played out on national television offered up a subdued reaction fro...
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Blagojevich loses security detail post-impeachmentJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is on his own. Gov. Pat Quinn canceled Blagojevich's security detail Thursday shortly after Blagojevich was removed from office by t...
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Blagojevich ouster ends low profile of no. 2 QuinnJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Raymond Stanford has followed Illinois politics for decades, studying newspapers and watching television news. Even so, he doesn't recognize the state's new governor. "...
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Blagojevich's potential pension is $64,000Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - State records show that although Rod Blagojevich was kicked out of office on Thursday and can't return, he could qualify for a pension of about $64,000. But it's not a ...
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Police: Snow foils 2 burglary suspectsJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - BENTON -- Police in the southern Illinois town of Benton are crediting this week's snowfall with literally helping them track down two teenage burglary suspects. Investi...
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5 downstate cops probed over use of forceJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Belleville's police chief says five of his officers are facing disciplining after a resident complained that police used excessive force while arresting hi...
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Governor will finally speak to SenateJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to make a personal, last-ditch appeal to stay in office today in the final moments of an impeachment trial he has repeated...