Articles filed under Illinois
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New Senate president raises hopesNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers don't hear much good news these days. The budget is falling apart. Schools are struggling. Top leaders are feuding. So the selection of...
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Shooting kills bouncer at Rockford barNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Two employees of a Rockford bar were shot early Sunday, one of them fatally, as they tried to keep a man from re-entering the bar after being thrown out. Pol...
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Man held on $1 million bond in Bloomington deathNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A McLean County judge has ordered a man from Normal held on $1 million bond in the stabbing death of a Bloomington man. Authorities say 22-year-old Joshua...
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State police announce sweeping changesNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Illinois State Police say the high-speed crash of a trooper's cruiser that killed two Collinsville sisters last year has prompted dramatic policy changes. ...
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Firearm hunting season begins in IllinoisNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD _ Illinois hunters are taking to the woods as the first statewide firearm deer hunt begins. The season started Friday and lasts through Sunday. Department of Na...
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Judge blocks layoffs at Pontiac prisonNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has temporarily blocked the state from laying off workers at a central Illinois prison it plans to close by the end of the year. Livingston County Judge R. Micha...
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Ayers says relationship with Obama 'exaggerated'Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - MONMOUTH _ Former 1960s radical William Ayers says his past relationship with President-elect Barack Obama was often exaggerated during Obama's bid for the White House. ...
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Appeals court: Governor must turn over subpoenasNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich must comply with a freedom of information request and turn over to the Better Government Association subpoenas sent to his administration by federal...
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Ruling may lead to charges in fatal McHenry Co. DUINov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Supreme Court today cleared the way for authorities to reinstate charges against a McHenry woman accused of providing beer to a teenage friend who later suf...
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Governor talks to possible Obama replacementsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Gov. Rod Blagojevich is talking with some of the candidates to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, but he's giving few hints about his...