Articles filed under Illinois
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4 injured when S. Ill. home explodesDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE -- A Collinsville woman said she was making Christmas cookies and cakes with her great nieces-- a family tradition-- when an appliance exploded in the kitch...
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New law limits lead content in kids' productsDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois now has stricter limits on the sale of children's products that contain lead. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed legislation Tuesday that requires a warning on jewelr...
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Unfair court systems affect all of IllinoisDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The American Tort Reform Association named Cook County as a "Judicial Hellhole" - and named two more Illinois counties (Madison and St. Clair) to a national "Watch List....
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Corruption crisis creates confusion in IllinoisDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made a point of regularly going to work at his office in Chicago. He has signed legislation and issued pardons...
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Good sportsmanship enhances experienceDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - As we at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) bring to a close our fall activity seasons and begin to embark...
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Suburban man convicted of caging kidsDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A suburban Chicago man has been convicted of caging his two young daughters in the back of his pickup truck. Cook County state's attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Si...
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Quinn won't say yea or nay on tax increaseDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn won't say if he will or won't support raising the state income tax to deal with a $2 billion budget hole if he becomes Illinois' governor. Quinn says ...
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Amtrak trains delayed by severe weatherDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - What was supposed to be a dream Christmas trip for Don and Barbara Seifert became -- if not a nightmare -- a sleepless, frustration-filled night at Chicago's Union Stati...
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Ex-student in SIU threat case free on bond againDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A former Southern Illinois University student accused of trying to threaten a deadly shooting rampage is free on bond again as he awaits trial. Twenty-th...
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U.S. attorney won't help impeachment effortDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald will not assist an impeachment effort against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the federal prosecutor said in a letter to lawmakers m...