Articles filed under Illinois
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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 ...
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Illegal immigrant deportations increasesNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The number of illegal immigrants deported from a six-state area including Illinois has nearly doubled over the past four years. Immigration and Customs Enforcement figur...
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Obama administration could open doors for IllinoisansNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - On more than a few occasions, Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. has joked that if his friend Barack Obama became president, he'd like to be ambassador to Ireland....
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FutureGen supporters hopeful with new presidentNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ In Coles County, economic developers and others who back the FutureGen clean-coal project have waited for Election Day for months, hoping a new president wou...
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Illinois man has 5 holes-in-one in a weekNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - KAPPA _ Central Illinois amateur golfer Curt Hocker is on a roll. Five rolls, to be exact. Just ask anyone at the El Paso Golf Club, where the 22-year-old has recorded f...