Articles filed under Illinois
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Smoking opponents to push higher state taxJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The cost to light up may go up exponentially this year. State Sen. Jeff Schoenberg, an Evanston Democrat, said Tuesday he'll push to add $1 in taxes to a p...
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College savings plan fund loses $85 millionJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - State officials are investigating the management of a fund in Illinois' college savings program that lost $85 million last year. State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias told i...
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Blago aide to employees: Thank you for dedicationJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's acting chief of staff has written a letter to all state employees to bolster flagging spirits in one of the state's rockie...
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Ill. vets exposed to incorrect drug dosesJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Veterans Affairs health centers nationwide, including in Illinois, suffered software glitches that showed faulty displays of electronic health records. Doc...
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Gov. Blagojevich to preside over Senate, which will try himJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In an ironic, surreal scene, impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich will preside briefly over the chamber that holds his political future in its hands. On Wednesd...
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Impeachment rules quirksJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Tuesday released the proposed rules that would govern the impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The trial is expected to start ...
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Blagojevich pulls one over on U.S. Senate, ObamaJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- On one side stood the president-elect, 50 Democratic senators on Capitol Hill and just about every politician in Illinois. On the other side was Gov. Rod ...
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Normal denies it misled district about teacherJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- A Normal-based school district denies it intentionally provided incorrect employment information to Urbana's district about a teacher convicted of molesting st...
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Durbin says 'fluid' situation led to policy changesJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - The day Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on charges of allegedly trying to sell an appointment to the Senate for personal gain, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin called for a speci...
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Blagojevich got $80,000 from road buildersJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich raised at least $80,000 from firms with state road contracts last fall -- including $10,000 the day after the governor annou...