Articles filed under Illinois
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Deere's fiscal 4Q profit drops 18 percentNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of farm machinery, reported an 18 percent decline in fiscal fourth-quarter profit Wednesday as costs tied to the closure of a faci...
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Thousands of Illinois drivers have DUIsNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Ann Marie Getz had already been convicted of driving under the influence twice when, behind the wheel of her Lincoln Continental and allegedly drunk, she ran a...
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Schools superintendent serves on task forceNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ The Illinois State Superintendent of Education will serve on a presidential transition task force. Christopher Koch and education officials from around the...
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Gutierrez talks with gov. about Obama's Senate seatNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Tuesday he would serve only two years if named to the Senate even though Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to appoint someone who wo...
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State has holiday gift for 85 workers: Pink slipsNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Blagojevich administration says 85 state employees will lose their jobs Sunday as budget cuts to parks, historic sites and human services take effect....
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Central Ill. teacher faces drug chargesNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - LEROY _ A central Illinois high school teacher faces drug charges after police found cocaine in her pocket. Twenty-seven-year-old Miki Aberle is an English teacher at Le...
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School apologizes for making students kneelNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - CLINTON _ Officials at a central Illinois junior high are apologizing for making students kneel during a school assembly. In a letter to parents, leaders from Clinton Ju...
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Ceiling collapses at Thomson prisonNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - THOMSON -- A drywall ceiling collapsed in a minimum security wing at the Thomson Correctional Center. Illinois Corrections Department spokesman Derek Schnapp says the wi...
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Illinois has landfill space for 18 yearsNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ State environmental officials say overall disposal capacity in Illinois is sufficient for the next 18 years. That's despite a 3.5 decline in space. The Ill...
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Downstate sheriff wants to limit jailingsNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Sangamon County Sheriff Neil Williamson is asking police chiefs across the county to help reduce jail overcrowding by not locking up people accused of som...