Articles filed under Illinois
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Gov. on radio show: I acted for good of the people, stateJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that everything he's done as governor has been for the good of the state and "in the best interest of the people." Speaking for more tha...
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Mercer County clerk found deadJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - ALEDO -- The clerk of a far western Illinois county has been found dead. Mercer County Coroner Ron McNall says 61-year-old Tom Hanson of Aledo was found dead Thursday mo...
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Illinois factory closure will cost 98 jobsJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - FISHER -- The owner of an eastern Illinois plant that makes products for the steel industry says the facility will close, costing 98 people their jobs. Vesuvius USA says...
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Blagojevich opens his mouth again this morning outside Chicago homeJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - For the second day in a row, Gov. Rod Blagojevich stated he is not being treated fairly during his impending impeachment trial. Blagojevich told reporters outside his C...
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State: Collection agency threatened debtorsJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - MOUNT CARMEL -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing a collection agency that she says used threatening and abusive language toward debtors and their families while tr...
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Blago: The strain on me is like Japan's attack on Pearl HarborJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois' embattled but defiant governor turned to the history books to describe the emotional strain on him and his family, comparing his arrest last month to Japan's a...
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Man accused in violent home intrusionJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - CASEYVILLE -- A man who police suspect pummeled an ex-girlfriend and stabbed her male acquaintance after making his way into her southwestern Illinois home was arrested ...
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Finance reform, transparent government top issues of panelJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - So much corruption; so little time. The Illinois Reform Commission, in its first meeting Thursday, ran smack dab into that problem, but forged ahead, identifying campaig...
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Downstate window plant closingJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - ELLENBORO, W.Va. -- Parkersburg-based Simonton Windows has laid off 115 workers at its Ritchie County facility and 42 others at a plant in Paris, citing the slumping hou...
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Ill. man rescued, one missing in Indian OceanJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Rescuers have pulled an eastern Illinois man from the Indian Ocean after the sailboat he was aboard capsized, and two other crew members remain missing. U.S...