Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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State police investigating burned bodyNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON PARK -- Illinois State Police say they are investigating a suspicious death after local police in Washington Park found a charred body in a home that had been...
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Decatur attorney arrested in alleged threatsNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - DECATUR _ Authorities say Decatur attorney Mark Bradley has been arrested for investigation of solicitation of a witness and solicitation of harassment of a witness in c...
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Springfield man arrested after girlfriend's deathNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Police say a Springfield man arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend has an extensive criminal record in Cook County. Sangamon County Sheri...
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Chief Illiniwek dances again, sort ofNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ Chief Illiniwek was retired early last year, but he danced again at the University of Illinois. The independent group Students for Chief Illiniwek rented Ass...