Articles filed under Illinois
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Cost of governor's trip? At least he didn't take state planeJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - If taxpayers are on the hook for any of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's New York City media blitz Monday, it at least won't be for his transportation. Paris Irvin, spokeswoman fo...
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Kirk's vote helps Illinois childrenJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - We want to applaud U.S. Representative Mark Kirk for his leadership in reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). For over 10 years, SCHIP has ...
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Deputies: Woman drunk when she ran over husbandJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - GODFREY -- Authorities in southwestern Illinois say a night out ended badly for a couple when the husband drove their SUV into a vacant home's porch, then was run over b...
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Senator Oprah? Blagojevich takes on the talk showsJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared on four national TV shows Monday in his public campaign to discredit the impeachment process against him and raise his tanking im...
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Mitsubishi extends downtime at Illinois factoryJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - NORMAL -- Mitsubishi Motors North America says it will keep its factory in Normal shut down for five extra weeks as it tries to reduce inventory levels in the sluggish a...
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Lincoln library director won't be named soonJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Officials of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum are pointing to the turmoil in Illinois' government as the reason a new director of the i...
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Metra derailment disrupts morning commute on Electric LineJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - UNIVERSITY PARK -- Commuters on Metra's Electric Line faced delays following the derailment of one car in a rail yard near Richton Park, south of Chicago. According to M...
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Who's who in the impeachment trial of Gov. BlagojevichJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The cast of characters in the Senate's impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich are well-known players in the marble halls of the state Capitol, but they ...
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Illinois eager to claim Obama money for infrastructureJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Projects, we've got projects. Along with the 49 other states, Illinois has its share of old buses and train cars, roads exploding with potholes and dilapidated bridges. ...
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Governor's impeachment trial a first for IllinoisJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Moments after President Barack Obama finished his landmark inauguration speech, the masses on the National Mall turned and began making their way home. In t...