Articles filed under Illinois
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White says he's taking too much blame in Burris sagaJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says he's being unfairly blamed by members of the U.S. Senate for not seating Roland Burris. Burris was barred from taking Presid...
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Exelon slows LaSalle reactor for refueling outageJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Exelon Corp. is slowing the LaSalle 2 reactor in Illinois for a refueling outage. The reactor was operating at 89 percent of capacity early today, according to a report ...
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Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracksJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama, but may...
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Illinois delegation stumps for reviving FutureGen projectJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Members of Illinois congressional delegation left a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for energy secretary encouraged that an experimenta...
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Burris affidavit shows little contact with BlagoJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a formal affidavit, Roland Burris says he had only one limited conversation with Governor Rod Blagojevich before accepting his appointment as a U.S. se...
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Burris pick contrary to Obama message, some sayJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - When Gov. Rod Blagojevich put out the "U.S. senator wanted" sign following Barack Obama's White House win, he said he wanted someone who'd carry out the pr...
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3 accused in Alton slayingJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - ALTON-- A woman is accused with two men in the robbery-related shooting death of her former boyfriend in the Mississippi River city of Alton. Madison County prosecutors ...
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Economy puts Assembly Hall work on holdJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The University of Illinois is indefinitely delaying plans to build a new basketball arena or refurbish the 46-year-old Assembly Hall, blaming the sour econo...
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Judge gives Blagojevich time to object to release of wiretapsJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The prospect of a state gubernatorial impeachment committee getting U.S. government tapes of Rod Blagojevich any time soon grew dimmer Monday as a federal judge gave the...
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Back from Afghanistan, Kirk urges new surge thereJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - After returning Monday from a three-week tour in Afghanistan as a Naval Reserve officer, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk said more U.S. troops are needed soon to stabilize the war-t...