Articles filed under Illinois
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Carpool lanes approved for state tollwaysNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Tollway officials are leaping forward with plans to update two major interchanges and carve out a lane across the system for carpoolers, gas sippers and big spenders. Go...
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Ill. Senate Democrats pick Cullerton as new leaderNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Illinois Senate Democrats picked Chicagoan John Cullerton to become their leader, part of a shake-up Wednesday that could change the atmosphere at a stateh...
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Community colleges to step up efforts to serve military, familiesNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Those who have served will, in turn, be served. Beginning in January, community colleges across the state will step up efforts to make educational and community service...
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Eastern Illinois biodiesel plant opensNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - DANVILLE _ The owners of an eastern Illinois biodiesel plant have opened it months after buying the facility from its builders. Blackhawk Biofuels says the plant in Danv...
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Quincy man charged in fatal fire pleads not guiltyNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - QUINCY _ A Quincy man charged in an apartment fire last month that killed three people has pleaded not guilty. David Bentz is charged with three counts of first-degree m...
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Senate GOP Leader Watson returns after strokeNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate's Republican leader credits his overall good health for his quick return to the Capitol after a stroke last month. Frank Watson of Gre...
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Murder, rape charged filed in Washington Park fireNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON PARK _ Authorities say one man is charged with murder and another with hiding the crime after a man's body was found in a burned Washington Park house. Thirty...
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Rally in favor of keeping open the Pontiac prisonNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Opponents of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to close Pontiac Correctional Center took their concerns to Springfield. Standing outside the state Capitol on We...
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Gun charges dropped against Drew PetersonNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge dismissed felony gun charges against Drew Peterson on Thursday after Will County prosecutors refused to hand over internal documents leading to their decision to...
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Man sentenced in death of 16-month-oldNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A Joliet man has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for the murder of a 16-month-old boy. Twenty-eight-year-old Dymarion Porter was accused of beating and choking Jord...