Articles filed under Illinois
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Jewish leaders decry synagogue attacksJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - LINCOLNWOOD -- Elected officials and police joined the American Jewish Committee's local leaders Sunday in condemning vandalism at Chicago area synagogues. Police say va...
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State contractor silent on alleged Blagojevich tiesJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Michael Vondra, a state contractor and player in DuPage County politics, declined to comment Monday on reports that Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaned on him for campaign cash ...
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No injuries in BNSF train derailmentJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - EARLVILLE -- A freight train carrying coal has derailed in the northern Illinois community of Earlville, causing problems for passenger trains. Spokesman Steve Forsberg ...
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State: Bald eagle making comeback, may lose 'threatened' statusJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Ten animal and four plants species would be added to Illinois' endangered and threatened list under proposed changes scheduled to go before a public heari...
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State: 4 in 10 homes have excess radonJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A new study from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency finds 42 percent of homes in Illinois tested positive for excess levels of radon from 2003 to 20...
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Woman killed by train in DeKalb Co.Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - DeKalb County authorities say a Shabbona woman died after she was struck by a freight train in the village of Lee. The DeKalb County Sheriff's office says 40-year-old Gl...
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Dell settles lawsuit with IllinoisJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell Inc. said it is settling a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company made misleading financing and service offers to PC buyers. Dell will p...
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Burris to stay in area; lawyers head to D.C.Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris plans to stay in Chicago Monday while attorneys head to Washington to urge the Senate to accept his appointment to fill th...
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There's more than one way to lower the cost of a weddingJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - NORMAL -- Wedding bells meant Taco Bell for Paul and Caragh Brooks. Customers inside the fast-food restaurant continued to order tacos and burritos as the couple sat Fri...
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Doctor gets 10 days in jail in horse neglect caseJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- A central Illinois doctor found guilty of mistreating 72 horses has been ordered to pay for their care. A judge ordered Ernest Rose of Charleston on Friday...