Articles filed under Illinois
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Senators hear G-rated Blago tapes at impeachment hearingJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's voice was heard in the Senate impeachment trial Tuesday plotting to meet a racetrack owner over legislation to benefit the horse rac...
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Is impeachment trial moving too fast?Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The bipartisan spirit that has guided Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate to this point showed signs of cracking Wednesday as ...
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State holding $1.5 billion in propertyJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state of Illinois is holding more than $1.5 billion in unclaimed property and funds belonging to residents. According to state officials, the propery ...
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Metro East detective called a liar; charges dropped in murder caseJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Prosecutors in St. Clair County plan to scrutinize all criminal cases involving an East St. Louis investigator after a judge found him not credible, pr...
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Peabody's 4Q profit soarsJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Coal-mining Peabody Energy Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit soared, easily topping Wall Street's expectations as the company benefited from high...
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State Farm to pull out of Fla. homeowners marketJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's largest private homeowners insurer -- State Farm Florida -- is planning to stop selling property insurance in the state. State Farm spokes...
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Blago hits talk show circuit as impeachment trial beginsJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Impeachment prosecutors said Monday Gov. Rod Blagojevich's own words will show he so violated the public trust that he should be the first governor in Ill...
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Send in the clowns: Blagojevich plays to cheap seats in 'media circus'Jan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - It's only January, but Whoopi Goldberg of "The View" got off what is likely to be the understatement of the year when she told Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday, "This is turn...
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Illinois wants time to replace diverted fundsJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn wants the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to give Illinois more time to put federally restricted funds back in their proper place. Illin...
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ACLU to sue after state stops giving birth certificates to sex changersJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday they will be filing a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Vital Records for denying transgender ...