Articles filed under Illinois
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Talk is cheap, but it still can be a crimeDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Confronted with taped conversations of the governor allegedly scheming to sell off a U.S. Senate seat and state business, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorney shrugs ...
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LaHood hand delivers Ryan plea to Bush aideDec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - KANKAKEE - Former Gov. George Ryan's wife says she has written a letter asking President George Bush to let her husband come home from prison. "I asked (the president) t...
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Who gains, who loses?Dec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The two-term governor's arrest has given the struggling state Republican Party a possible lifeline and simultaneously has provided a platform for many top Democrats. Yet...
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Blagojevich may get free defenseDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - How Gov. Rod Blagojevich might foot the bill to defend himself on criminal and impeachment charges may have become clearer Friday with at least one defense attorney indi...
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Gov. Blagojevich: 'I will fight' until 'my last breath'Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich came out swinging Friday, pledging his innocence, refusing to resign and defying the "political lynch mob" he sees as trying to take him out. "I wil...
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Fiery head-on crash kills 1, closes I-74Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A stretch of Interstate 74 in Champaign has reopened after a head-on collision that killed one person and injured several more. Authorities say a car driven...
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"A Christmas Carol" celebrated in haunted schoolDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - ALTON -- In a flurry of activity, Gary Levi prepared this week for the renaissance of the Milton School building as the Milton Museum. "The school was probably named aft...
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6 accused of preying on elderly for moneyDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A grand jury in central Illinois has indicted six individuals on charges of financially exploiting elderly people. The rash of unrelated cases results mai...
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Exams continue at WIU; campus 'quiet' after threatDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - MACOMB -- Campus officials say Western Illinois University students are taking finals as scheduled, despite a threatening note found this week in the school's library. W...
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Purchases led cops to alleged racetrack robberDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE -- Court filings show three people accused of robbing nearly $170,000 from Fairmount Park Racetrack were apprehended because one went on a shopping spree. C...