Articles filed under Illinois
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State DCFS racking up OT after layoffsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services says it needs child-abuse investigators working overtime to make up for workers it lays off amid b...
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Body found in car in DavenportNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Davenport police say the discovery of a woman's body inside a car is being investigated as a homicide. The body was found in the back seat of the car ...
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Nativity scene coming to state Capitol for first time in two decadesNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - For the first time in at least two decades, a Nativity scene will stand in the state Capitol building over the holiday season. A Springfield-based committee received a s...
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DCFS cuts jobs, not workloadNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state's child-welfare agency, preparing to cut almost 200 employees amid a budget crisis, says it needs remaining staff members punching in on overtim...
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State budget crashing; governor looks to feds, lenders, cutsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - With an ever-widening budget gap of $2 billion, Gov. Rod Blagojevich is seeking sweeping authority to cut state programs, including education. "Today we have more diffi...
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Group formed to fix Illinois' public schoolsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A group of prominent Illinois politicians have announced they want to fix the state's public school system. Called Advance Illinois, the organization is c...
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State, counties see drops in crime during 2007Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Last year, a crime took place on average once every 69 seconds in Illinois. A violent crime took place once every 7 minutes, 29 seconds. A property crime occurred every ...
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AG Madigan: 'Less than zero' chance for Senate nodNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the chance is "less than zero" that Gov. Rod Blagojevich will offer her President-elect Barack Obama's former seat in the U.S...
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Man charged in bar shooting arrested in IllinoisNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. -- Police in Wisconsin say they've caught up with a man wanted for a fatal shooting outside a Kenosha bar at an Illinois hospital. David Hall remains under...
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Police find dead Decatur woman's childrenNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - QUINCY -- Police have found two Decatur children, who were reported missing after their mother was found dead in her central Illinois home. Police say they found the sta...