Articles filed under Illinois
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Money woes will force group home to closeOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - HIGHLAND -- The head of a non-profit operator of group homes for developmentally disabled adults says cuts in the Illinois Department of Human Services budget will forc...
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State becoming more tardy in paying billsOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes says in a new report the state finished the first three months of its budget year with a mountain of unpaid bills and recor...
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Two cows killed on downstate highwayOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - CARROLLTON -- A Greene County teenager may have a beef with a cow. Authorities say 17-year-old Cayla Davis of Carrollton was slightly injured Wednesday night when the sp...
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Judge: Constitutional convention must be remedied before electionOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County Circuit Court Judge ruled Wednesday that the Illinois legislature, by playing with the wording of a referendum question, effectively denied voters the righ...
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National Guard starts massive deploymentOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - The largest deployment of Illinois National Guard troops since World War II is preparing to head to Afghanistan to help battle a growing insurgency, while fa...
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Whooping cough kills northwest Illinois residentOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCK FALLS _ State health officials say whooping cough has killed a resident of Whiteside County in northwest Illinois. The case was one of at least a dozen in the count...
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State: Railroad should help with overpassesSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Commerce Commission is proposing that the Canadian National Railway be required to help local governments get funding for any needed overpasses if it acquir...
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State revenue from gambling dropsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A new report from the legislature's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shows Illinois' riverboat casino tax revenue slumped from $685...
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Judge considers reprinting November ballotSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A lawsuit that seeks to force Illinois to reprint its election ballots is heading into court, and election officials say they fear it could cause turmoil if it's success...
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Let's shine light on ethics reformSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In July 2007, I wrote a letter to Illinois Senator Barack Obama asking him to personally intercede in the business of the General Assembly on the matter of ethics. In th...