Articles filed under Illinois
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Downstate man charged in pitbull attackNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST CARONDELET -- A man has been charged with violating a St. Clair County ordinance after his pit bull allegedly attacked an 8-year-old boy on Veteran's Day. St. Clair...
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Officials: Manure spill under controlNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - AUGUSTA -- Emergency management officials say they're confident no lingering or long-long range problems will result from a massive pig manure spill near the town of Aug...
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Settlement reached in housing suitNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - A settlement in a class-action lawsuit is being hailed as a historic move forward for adults with developmental disabilities in Illinois. The state has agreed to help ad...
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Man gets 33 years for killing Illinois womanNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - CARLINVILLE _ A judge has sentenced a man to 33 years in prison for the 2003 strangling and beating death of a 22-year-old East Gillespie woman. Twenty-nine-year-old Ant...
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Pelican stranded near Rock RiverNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - BARSTOW -- Help may be on the way for a lone pelican stranded in Rock Island County for several weeks after some 50 others in its flock flew south. It's been seen swimmi...
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State has $4 billion in unpaid billsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state of Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills has climbed to nearly $4 billion -- the largest total in state history. Comptroller Daniel Hynes warned on ...
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Economy, smoking ban snuff casino profitsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A sinking economy and state smoking ban have combined to torpedo Illinois casinos, whose take from gamblers plummeted more than 25 percent last month compa...
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Obama to give up Senate seat this SundayNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he will resign from the Senate effective Sunday. In a statement, the junior Illinois senator called his four-year term "...
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Cops: Downstate racetrack robbedNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE -- Authorities are trying to pinpoint who robbed a southwestern Illinois horse-racing track. Police in Collinsville say someone armed with a handgun held up...
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Judge dismisses U.S. Rep. Davis' traffic ticketNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has dismissed a 2007 traffic ticket issued to U.S. Rep. Danny Davis. The Democratic congressman from Illinois had protested the ticket, claiming it was the resul...