Articles filed under Illinois
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Downstate base may get more airmenDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - MASCOUTAH -- As many as 150 new airmen and mechanics may be stationed at Scott Air Force Base next summer. Democratic Congressman Jerry Costello of Belleville says the g...
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Obama calls for Gov. Blagojevich to resignDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama called for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign on Wednesday, hours after the embattled governor reported for work amid charges he plotte...
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Why Blagojevich could remain in power for foreseeable futureDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Calls for his resignation are multiplying, state lawmakers are considering impeachment and stripping away his ability to name a U.S. senator, but for now a...
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Ill. National Guard unit set to deployDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois Army National Guard brigade will take over training of Afghan security forces from a New York guard unit next week. The Illinois guard said Th...
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Republicans eyeing Senate seat for comebackDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - With the prospect of a special Senate election as the sitting Democratic governor is accused of a "political corruption crime spree," Illinois Republicans may be seeing ...
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Blagojevich joins 'governors in trouble' listDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich joined a rather unpleasant list Tuesday - PardonPower's list of "governors in trouble." Here is the list, compiled by P.S. Ruckman, the founder of p...
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Suburban Democratic leaders calls allegations 'horrendous'Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Once the popular standard-bearer for Illinois Democrats, Gov. Rod Blagojevich would've been hard pressed to find a supporter among his party's suburban delegation Tuesda...
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Lawmakers to try to take Senate pick away from BlagojevichDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers will return to the Capitol Monday in a last-ditch effort to try to strip Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his power to pick President-elect Barack O...
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Bios of Blagojevich, HarrisDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Rod R. Blagojevich AGE-BIRTHDATE: 51; Dec. 10, 1956 HOME: Chicago FAMILY: Wife, Patricia; two daughters EDUCATION: Northwestern University, graduated 197...
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Blagojevich would have company if he serves timeDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Three former Illinois governors have gone to prison in the past 35 years, and a host of other governors have gotten into legal trouble. Otto Kerner, a Democrat who w...