Articles filed under Illinois
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State high court refuses to hear motion declaring Blagojevich unfitDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she's disappointed the Illinois Supreme Court has refused to hear her challenge to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's fitness to se...
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New Illinois tollway chief quitsDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The new Illinois Tollway chief is out after less than a month on the job. Jeffrey Dailey's resignation on Wednesday comes at a tumultuous time in state government follow...
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41 years given in kidnapping, murderDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A judge says a Missourian accused of kidnapping and fatally beating a southern Illinois man whose body was found last year on a vacant Missouri lot shoul...
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Police investigate threat found at WIUDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - MACOMB -- Western Illinois University police are investigating a threatening note found in the school's library. It's the second such threat at the university this year....
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Central Illinois house fire kills 2Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - GALESBURG - A fire that swept through a central Illinois home has killed two people. Galesburg Fire Chief John Cratty says the Tuesday morning fire killed a parent and a...
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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...