Articles filed under Illinois
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Ill. Senate's top Republican released after strokeOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate's top Republican has been released from the hospital after suffering a stroke. A fellow lawmaker says Minority Leader Frank Watson is ...
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White supremacist indicted in case involving Matthew Hale jurorOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A Virginia man has been indicted on charges that accuse him of urging the use of force or threats against one of the jurors who convicted imprisoned white supremacist Ma...
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Tower owner says lights were on before copter crashOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A radio station's president says a security videotape obtained by investigators shows warning lights were working on a radio tower just before it was involved in a fatal...
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SIU-Carbondale expands in-state tuitionOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is offering in-state tuition rates for college-bound high school students in three neighboring states. The unive...
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A memory, and a messageOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It was a simple but profound gesture. Hours after Caitlin Elizabeth Weese drew her last breath in May 2003, her grieving family drove out near Gilberts, stopping at the ...
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GOP leader blasts Dems after working with themOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just weeks after he tried to help top Democrats approve billions of dollars worth of construction spending, the Illinois House Republican leader is trying ...
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Woman accused of tending bar in the buffOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - ALTON -- It's a different take on belly up to the bar. A 24-year-old female bartender in the Mississippi River community of Alton is charged with misdemeanor lewd entert...
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Blagojevich says restoring cuts could be gambleOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't restore state budget cuts until he's sure the spending plan can withstand an economic slide, an aide said Monday, adding if the ...
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Illinois Senate GOP leader suffers strokeOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson has suffered a minor stroke. Watson spokeswoman Patty Schuh said Sunday evening that Watson has been hospit...
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Governor's touch toxic?Oct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A born campaigner and prolific fundraiser, Gov. Rod Blagojevich finds little demand for his talents these days. He's the only Democrat twice elected to the...