Articles filed under Illinois
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Voters, time to stop madnessOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - We simply don't need to spend another $78 million of our tax money to facilitate more insanity in Springfield. Please Vote NO on the Constitutional Convention. Harry Tru...
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Economic crisis hits IMRF, tax increases might be neededOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois taxpayers may soon be called on to bail out what is arguably the best-funded public pension plan in the state thanks to $3.6 billion in fund losses caused by th...
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SIUE terror threat suspect jailedOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A former Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student charged with threatening a "murderous rampage" has been jailed for allegedly attempting to buy...
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Regulators plan Great Lakes offshore wind generationOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Imagine sections of the Great Lakes dotted with rows of gleaming, 12-story turbines, blades whirring in the stiff breeze as they generate electri...
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Safety board targets medical helicopter crashesOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Responding to a spate of fatal emergency medical helicopter accidents, a federal safety panel said Tuesday aviation officials are not acting quickly enough ...
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Madigan sues distributor of recalled cribsOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she's filed a lawsuit against a company for allegedly ignoring a nationwide recall and continuing to sell cribs that can caus...
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Students: U of I brass should freeze payOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Student trustees want the University of Illinois' highest paid administrators to pass up raises for two years. The three trustees serve on the university's ...
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Lottery deal legality questionedOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Plans to lease out the Illinois Lottery for billions of dollars could be in jeopardy after federal authorities recently said such deals might be illegal. O...
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Local GOP launches final radio pushOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois Republicans launched a radio ad blitz Tuesday to convince voters to back their party in state legislative races, even if they're leaning toward the other side f...
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Galesburg man convicted in retrial for 2004 attackOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - GALESBURG _ A Galesburg man who had claimed he acted in self defense has been convicted of attempted murder and sexual assault in a 2004 attack. Knox County jurors delib...