Articles filed under Illinois
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Ash borer found downstateNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture has expanded its emerald ash borer quarantine area to include all or part of three central Illinois counties. Woodf...
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Fire destroys historic Champaign buildingNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- An early morning fire has destroyed a historic building in downtown Champaign. Deputy Fire Chief Tim Wild says the Metropolitan Building collapsed around 5:...
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Edgar: GOP threatened by loss of Hispanic votersNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Governor Jim Edgar says the future of the national Republican Party is threatened by its loss of support in the Hispanic community. Edgar also said...
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Former GOP Gov. Edgar lauds Obama winNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar supported John McCain for president but said he's been moved by Democrat Barack Obama's historic victory. "It was really n...
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Obama visits to be marked by Old State CapitolNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The election of Barack Obama as the next U.S. president has made Springfield's Old State Capitol became even more historic. Known as an Abraham Lincoln si...
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Who'll replace Obama in Senate? Blagojevich controls the pickNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Even before Tuesday's results had rolled in, Barack Obama's candidacy for the White House had touched off widespread speculation over who could be named to replace him i...
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Have your say on green lanesNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Do you like the idea of carpool lanes on the tollway system? Today's your chance to opine on the subject during a hearing from 2 to 4 p.m. at the NIU Hoffman Estates ca...
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Suburban Republicans hope to lead Senate GOPNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - As part of a sweeping leadership change in the state Senate, suburban Republicans are angling to head their party's struggling minority as downstate Sen. Frank Watson ha...
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Man charged in brother, stepdad's deathsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE _ Authorities say a 45-year-old Gillespie man has been charged in the deaths of his brother and stepfather in Madison County. Douglas L. Jackson was charged...
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Emanuel accepts job as Obama's White House chiefNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama is signaling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Washington insiders for top posts. His ...