Articles filed under Illinois
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Rezko to be sentenced Jan. 6Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday set a Jan. 6 sentencing for Antoin "Tony" Rezko but it remained unclear whether the political fundraiser is helping the federal investigation ...
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Two downstate towns fighting over landDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- The city of Pekin and the village of North Pekin are fighting over land the village annexed a year-and-a-half ago. In lawsuits filed in Tazewell County Circuit ...
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State execs disappointed by budget cutsDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - NORMAL -- Officials of Illinois State University are expressing disappointment at Gov. Rod Blagojevich's decision to take back a $2.1 million increase planned for fiscal...
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New process installed for evaluating judgesDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The Judicial Performance Evaluation Program that had been voluntary for more than 900 judges who preside over Illinois courts became mandatory Monday with the Illinois S...
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Checkers champ Richard Fortman dead at 93Nov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Checkers champion and lifelong Springfield resident Richard L. Fortman has died at the age of 93. Fortman was a six-time Illinois State Champion in checke...
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Blagojevich names new deputy governorNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has appointed a deputy governor to serve as adviser for economic development, business regulation and environmental affairs....
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Giannoulias wants pensions pooledNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is proposing that the five state-funded pension systems be merged into a single new investment system. Giannoulias on Monday said me...
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DCFS suspends jobseeker drug testsNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Budget restraints have halted drug testing of applicants for child-welfare jobs at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Drug screening...
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Budget troubles raise plenty of questionsNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois government faces a budget crisis. A big one. The deficit is growing, bills are piling up, state services are being cut and officials have no easy...
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Historic sites, some parks to close after SundayNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Donald Hallmark first walked the dark-oak halls of the Dana-Thomas House in the 1970s and was awed by the house and its architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. "I ...