Articles filed under Illinois
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Blagojevich, aide arrested by FBI for corruption, conspiracyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - A U.S. Senate seat. Wrigley Field. Millions of state dollars for sick children. State contracts and legislation. To Gov. Rod Blagojevich, all of it was for sale to the ...
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Governor's arrest could be final nail in Ryan clemencyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest raised questions about whether Illinois' sitting governor would wind up behind bars - and whether his predecessor would be more likely to s...
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Edgar: Voters share blame for Blagojevich scandalDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - URBANA -- Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar says the state's voters share the blame for the scandal and crisis of confidence that follow the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich....
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Judge awards $8.6 million in malpractice caseDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A judge says the U.S. government must pay $8.6 million in damages over a Scott Air Force Base doctor's misdiagnosis of flesh-eating bacteria. Jean Phil...
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Pekin mayor in critical conditionDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- The mayor of the central Illinois community of Pekin is in a medically induced coma after contracting a rare infection while recovering from a heart attack. May...
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Prison guards hired amid budget messDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Associated Press has learned that Illinois hired 208 new prison guards just weeks after Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced layoffs because of budget cuts....
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Washington Park clerk admits embezzlingDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Sentencing is set for next March for a woman who admits embezzling nearly $144,000 from the southwestern Illinois village of Washington Park while she ...
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Ill. towns top nation in unemploymentDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Three Illinois communities are among the top 10 small-and-medium-sized U.S. cities with the highest unemployment rates. The southern Chicago suburb of Harvey has the thi...
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Complaint: Zell receptive to firing editorsDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was told by an aide that Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell was receptive to firing Chicago Tribune editorial writers who had been critical of ...
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Charleston tops nation in income dropDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- The east-central Illinois community of Charleston has seen the biggest drop in median household income among small-and-medium-sized U.S. cities. New census...