Articles filed under Illinois
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Carpooling on the horizonOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In the traffic-clogged Chicago area, you'd think carpooling would be right up there with Mom and apple pie for many drivers. But Jon Brozenec of Bartlett had a slightly ...
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Downstate man admits defrauding employerOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- A southern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to federal charges that accused him of embezzling more than $1.5 million from his employer. Fifty-eight-year-old ...
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Appellate panel: State must use disputed ballotOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A state appeals court on Thursday rejected efforts to replace a ballot asking voters whether they want a constitutional convention, even though critics say the current v...
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Bailout, economy divide U.S. Senate picksOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin voted for the recent $700 billion economic rescue package for the nation's financial markets, but his Republican opponent argues the ...
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Man sentenced to life for 1998 slaying of Prospect Hts. mom, sonOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A decade after a Prospect Heights woman and her 5-year-old son were killed, the man responsible was sentenced to life in prison. Leobardo Barraza, now 26, was sentenced ...
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Springfield museum in running for Lincoln artifactsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has one less competitor for a $20 million collection of artifacts related to the 16th president. The a...
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Mom gets year in jail for deadly underage partyOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC _ A central Illinois mother has been sentenced to a year in jail for charges related to an underage drinking party that left a teen dead. Before her sentencing T...
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Cook, DuPage get disaster assistanceOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Four Illinois counties have gotten approval for federal assistance to help local governments deal with the severe flooding that hit the state in September...
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Blagojevich proposes carpool lanes for toll roadsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Drivers who carpool will get a break from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, which today announced plans to create "Green Lanes" for vehicles with two or more oc...
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Judge: Blagojevich must halt health care expansionOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A judge on Wednesday renewed an order banning state officials from making payments under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's expanded health care program, and said it's time for the ...