Articles filed under Illinois
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Emanuel to resign congressional seat FridayDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who's accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be the new White House chief of staff, plans to resign his congressional seat on Friday. E...
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Coal truck overturns after driver falls asleepDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - MARION -- The driver of a truck hauling coal has been ticketed after falling asleep at the wheel on a southern Illinois roadway, causing the vehicle to run into a ditch ...
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Letter addressed to Obama has suspicious powderDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Two Springfield office buildings were locked down Monday after a letter addressed to President-elect Barack Obama was found to contain a suspicious powder...
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Layoffs threatened at InterlakeDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - PONTIAC -- About 260 employees of a central Illinois storage-rack factory are at risk of losing their jobs, in what would be the latest blow to the community of Pontiac....
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Making history for better or worseDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois politics reached the highest of highs in November, when Illinoisan Barack Obama became the nation's first African-American president. They reached the lowest of...
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Inmates recaptured after rare youth prison breakDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A combination of county, state and local police joined Illinois Department of Corrections staff in collaring two juveniles Monday afternoon to end a manhunt that began w...
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Rain, runoff pushing Illinois rivers to floodDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Last week's snow and ice created new problems on Monday as melting drifts swelled creeks and rivers around Illinois. Water overran banks in many areas but h...
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Police talk to man in Illinois standoffDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. -- Extradition proceedings began Monday for a man who is accused of killing his girlfriend in Nebraska, then getting into a standoff with police at a...
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Blagojevich attorney: No reason to impeachDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Denied in his attempts to subpoena key Obama insiders, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorney called no witnesses Monday to defend the governor and instead used h...
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Feds look to release Blago tapesDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald wants lawmakers to hear what Gov. Rod Blagojevich says on wiretapped phone calls. Fitzgerald filed paperwork Monday to release conversat...