Articles filed under Illinois
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Another suburb reaches deal with CNDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Suburban Frankfort has joined the growing list of communities to make a deal with the company vying to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. Canadian National has a...
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Judge: Man insane, not guilty in mother's deathDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - MARION -- A Marion man apparently won't be serving any prison time in the stabbing death of his housemate. A Williamson County judge has found 25-year-old James Ichard n...
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Jackson Jr. says he cooperated with feds on governor probeDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson he'd planned to appoint Jackson's wife as state lottery director but didn't because th...
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Blagojevich attorney trying to get taxpayers to foot his tabDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants taxpayers to pay for the high-profile defense lawyer he hired to represent him in state lawmakers impeachment proceedings. His ...
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Obama Senate seat getting cold fastDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A special election for the U.S. Senate seat - the one Gov. Rod Blagojevich is accused of trying to sell - appeared in serious doubt after lawmakers adjourn...
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Potential top education official is Obama neighborDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The man Barack Obama is said to have tapped to become secretary of education is from the president-elect's homecourt in more ways than one. Arne Duncan is not only a fel...
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Man dies in crash at Naperville cemeteryDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A man died after crashing a vehicle into a tree in a Naperville cemetery Monday. Naperville police responded to the single-vehicle crash near Hillside Road and Main Str...
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Republicans launch TV ad calling for special Senate electionDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As lawmakers moved to start lengthy impeachment proceedings against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the push to strip him of the power to appoint a U.S. senator - a key focus of t...
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Ex-Supreme Court justice doesn't believe court can remove governorDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Louis Rathje believes Attorney General Lisa Madigan's request for the state's highest court to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from off...
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It's official: Obama wins IllinoisDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - It was no surprise that Illinois' electors cast all 21 of the state's electoral votes Monday for Chicago Democrat Barack Obama. The state's Electoral Colle...