Articles filed under Illinois
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No such thing as a sure thing for tollway chief's ethics waiverOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The tradition of an easy pass for state workers transitioning into related private sector jobs just had a wrench thrown into it, and it's not clear what the fallout will...
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Unemployment up in all Illinois metropolitan areasOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials say the unemployment rate is up in all the state's 12 metropolitan areas. Rockford had the highest unemployment rate at 8.8 percent in September. The northern ...
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Wind turbine blade crashes down in corn fieldOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - A 140-foot long blade broke off a wind turbine at a central Illinois wind farm and crashed to the ground in a corn field more than 100 feet away. Richard Shertz owns tha...
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Move afoot to delay implementation of new stalker lawOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois court systems are so sure they won't be ready to deal with a new stalker law coming on the books Jan. 1 that they are making a last-minute push to delay the man...
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Suburban scam artist gave Ice-T $80K, official saysOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Investigators in Illinois say a convicted suburban Chicago scam artist spent his ill-gotten gains on a sprawling mansion, expensive cars and even a club appearance by ra...
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Blagojevich blames economy for low approval rateOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is blaming his low approval rating on the nation's slumping economy. The governor says his 13 percent job approval rating is unrelated to the federa...
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Illinois to get federal flooding aidOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois, which suffered severe flooding this summer, will receive about $14 million in federal aid as part of a U.S. Department of Transportation distribution. In tota...
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Ill. voters say no to taxes in new pollOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A new poll of Illinois voters finds support for balancing the state budget through cuts rather than tax increases, just so long as the things voters suppor...
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Threats to Neb. university over Ayers detailedOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. _ Excerpts from e-mails, phone calls and Internet posts over the University of Nebraska's speaking invitation to former radical Bill Ayers show how blurred ...
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Report: Immigrant voters could swing 8 Illinois racesOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Immigrants could be a deciding voting bloc in at least eight Illinois congressional races where they make up more than 12 percent of the population, according to a repor...