Articles filed under Illinois
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$6 mil U of I tutoring center for jocks onlyNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- With oversize leather chairs, Oriental rugs, computer labs and classrooms, the Irwin Academic Services Center is a great place to study — if you're an ath...
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Blagojevich asks universities to cut budgetsNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Blagojevich administration is asking Illinois' universities to place 2.5 percent of their budgets in reserves. The cuts mean four-year universities wo...
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4-year-old abandoned at downstate liquor storeNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A central Illinois couple are charged with child endangerment after allegedly abandoning a 4-year-old girl at a Springfield liquor store. The girl's mothe...
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Missing 75-year-old and 100-year-old mother foundNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - O'FALLON -- Police say a 75-year-old Alzheimer's patient and his 100-year-old mother who failed to show up at a family Thanksgiving dinner in O'Fallon have been found sa...
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NIU prof writes book on Ill. town namesNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Local lore has it that Henpeck, Ill. got its name because its postmaster was henpecked by his wife in the late 19th century. But it's not the only Illinoi...
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Wait for hearing could delay Pontiac closureNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - VIENNA _ Extra time granted in a lawsuit over the state's plan to close a central Illinois prison may keep the facility open a little longer. The state on Wednesday requ...
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Diocese to appeal priest-abuse judgmentNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - MOUNT VERNON _ Attorneys for a Roman Catholic diocese in southwestern Illinois filed notice Wednesday that they will appeal a jury award of $5 million to a former altar ...
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Former Illinois coach charged in videotapingNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A former University of Illinois gymnastics coach has been charged with secretly videotaping a gymnast in a campus locker room. John Valdez, who coached Just...
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Deadline nears to register for flood aidNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal officials say the deadline to apply for disaster relief following September flooding and storms is approaching. Nine Illinois countries have until Dec. 16 to app...
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Durbin remarks renew debate over clemency for RyanNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - To the federal prison system, he's just Inmate No. 16627-424. But to the outside world, former Gov. George Ryan still commands attention, as remarks Tuesday by U.S. Sen....