Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills nears $4 billionNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ The state's backlog of unpaid bills has reached a new record of nearly $4 billion, creating a "potentially catastrophic" situation for both state governmen...
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Wounded cop gets prosthetic eyesNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A former Belleville police sergeant blinded after being shot in the face by a homicide suspect two years ago is making another advancement. Jon Brough is g...
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U of I pushes Global Campus toward independenceNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ University of Illinois trustees have voted to let the school's Global Campus pursue independent, accredited status that they hope will speed up course develo...
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Chief Illiniwek returns for weekend performanceNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The University of Illinois' banished mascot, Chief Illiniwek, will make a rare appearance this weekend after almost two years of silence. Illiniwek, portrayed by Logan P...
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Lawmakers raise vehicle registration fee $1 to buy new cop carsNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers voted to raise vehicle registration fees by $1 in order to come up with money to replace aging Illinois State Police cars. The increase, ap...
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Alton Steel laying off 41 workersNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - ALTON -- Alton Steel Inc. has confirmed that it will lay off 41 union production workers Sunday because of the economic downturn and production slowdown in the steel ind...
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Man imprisoned for 2 bank holdupsNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BENTON -- A federal judge says a 23-year-old Indiana man should spend more than 38 years in federal prison for robbing two southern Illinois banks. Jacob Messic of Evans...
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Downstate town still throwing partyNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - GLEN CARBON -- A southwestern Illinois village says it isn't going to play Scrooge with its holiday party at a time when the sagging U.S. economy has many rethinking suc...
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Probation in firefighter's freeway deathNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - BENTON -- The driver of a Greyhound bus that struck and killed a southern Illinois firefighter has been sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal with p...
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Union files third lawsuit over Pontiac prisonNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ The union that represents workers at a central Illinois prison filed another lawsuit Wednesday trying to stop the state from closing the facility until safet...