Articles filed under Illinois
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Natural resources department offers teacher grantsNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is offering grants for educators who want to teach lessons on wildlife habitat. Some of the suggested projects...
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Blagojevich seeks new power to address budget woesNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Facing a growing hole in the state budget, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that he will seek authority to cut spending, including education money, by up...
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Wallaby found dead at Illinois zooNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON _ Officials at a central Illinois zoo are investigating the death of a male Tammar wallaby. The marsupial's body was found in an outdoor pen at Miller Park Z...
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Authorities to check safety belt useNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - If you don't make a practice of fastening your safety belt, now's a good time to start. Illinois State Police and local law-enforcement agencies will be stopping cars th...
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Sin taxes hold steady, despite bad economyNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - If the dismal state of the economy has you lighting up a cigarette or reaching for a drink, you're not alone. So far this year, you can count cigarettes, lottery games a...
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Rare copy of famed Lincoln letter found in Dallas museumNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- A Texas museum hopes a document found in its archives turns out to be an authentic government copy of Abraham Lincoln's eloquent letter consoling a mother thou...
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Man fatally stabbed outside Bloomington tavernNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Police in Bloomington are investigating the death of a 26-year-old man who was stabbed outside a downtown tavern -- at least the sixth homicide in Bloomin...
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Ad exec admits scamming gov'tNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A Springfield advertising executive has pleaded guilty to overcharging the government more than $500,000 for a campaign to fight drunken driving. Robert G...
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Police search home of former Illini coachNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois police have served search warrants on the home, computer and e-mail accounts of a former gymnastics coach who's being investigated af...
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Charity tracks down owner of $7,500Nov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - GLEN CARBON -- It took a little fancy footwork, but a Goodwill store in southwestern Illinois has tracked down the owner of $7,500 found mistakenly donated with some sho...