Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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Governor coattails witherOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Once upon a time sitting governors were counted on to help deliver excitement, voters and campaign cash for their respective political parties. That era en...
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Report: Patti Blagojevich firm under scrutinyOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Commissions Gov. Rod Blagojevich's wife made in her real estate business are linked to increased revenue for a state contractor's family business, according to a publish...
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Ex-employee sues over Rezko loanOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A former employee of Mutual Bank Corp. seeks $4.2 million in damages, claiming he was wrongfully fired after alerting his superiors to concerns involving a loan given to...
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Eat like Lincoln with new cookbookOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ If we really are what we eat, Abraham Lincoln was rare steak, fruit, coffee, and pecan cake. A new cookbook announced Friday by the Abraham Lincoln Preside...