Articles filed under Illinois
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Police: Woman dies day after vehicle hit by trainNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - GRANITE CITY -- A southwestern Illinois woman whose vehicle was hit by a train has died. Authorities in Granite City say 59-year-old Elizabeth King died Wednesday at a S...
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A look back at how the race was wonNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a tumultuous Monday morning in mid-September -- two of America's financial giants were near collapse, the Dow was plummeting and the economy seemed to be in free ...
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FutureGen supporters hopeful with new presidentNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Supporters of the FutureGen clean coal plant are hoping that a Barack Obama administration will revive their chances of building the plant in Mattoon. The d...
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Constitutional convention a no-goNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois won't be holding a convention to re-examine the state constitution. With 67 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday, more than 67 percent of voters voted "no" on...
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Democrats gaining in SpringfieldNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Democrats were riding massive turnout Tuesday to possibly pad their numbers in the Illinois House and defend their overwhelming majority in the state Senate. Early talli...
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Suspects in Wis. murder arrested in IllinoisNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - APPLETON, Wis. -- Two men charged with fatally shooting a man in eastern Wisconsin have been arrested in Illinois. Police in the Outagamie County community of Grand Chut...
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Work starting on U of I's supercomputer buildingNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Construction has begun on the $72 million building at the University of Illinois that will house what's expected to be the fastest new supercomputer in the ...
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2 men found dead in Madison Co. homeNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - WILLLIAMSON _ Officials say more than 30 people from agencies, including the St. Louis region's major case squad, are working on the killings of a man and his stepfather...
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State to probe rising road salt pricesNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Attorney General's office is investigating the steep price of road salt in some areas of the state, which has caused some municipalities to c...
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Lockdown eased at Menard Correctional CenterNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Department of Corrections officials have eased restrictions at the state's largest prison. The 3,500 inmates at Menard Correctional Center near C...