Articles filed under Illinois
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UI president wants Global Campus changesSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois President Joseph White wants to loosen the reins on the school's new online Global Campus to boost its disappointing enrollment and s...
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Just 1 Illinois high school dropout costs $221,000Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Taxpayers lose $221,000 over the course of a lifetime for each Illinois student who drops out of school, according to a new analysis released Wednesday. "Taxpayers bear ...
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3 more Illinois counties declared disaster areasSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared three more Illinois counties state disaster areas after severe flooding this month. The governor's office says the state disaster d...
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Suburban lawmakers get early say on bailoutSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Suburban lawmakers will have a considerable say in crafting the Bush Administration's $700 billion bailout package, though many of them remain undecided on the specifics...
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Prairie Parkway en route to realitySep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Construction of a 5-mile segment of the controversial Prairie Parkway could start as soon as late 2009 following federal approvals for the project connecting I-80 and th...
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Man convicted in 2004 murder, dismembermentSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE _ A Madison County jury has convicted a southern Illinois man of first-degree murder in the death and dismemberment of a mentally ill stranger. The jury del...
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Number of foreign born in Ill. falls slightlySep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The wave of immigrants entering the United States slowed dramatically last year as the economy faltered and the government stepped up enforcement of immigr...
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State Senate OKs much-disputed ethics measureSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Illinois has long been known as the "Wild West" of campaign finance, where patronage has been a right for politicians' friends and cronies and there is a h...
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Design changes unveiled for Lincoln pennySep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. The U.S. Mint unveiled the n...
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Man charged in 8 deaths says he aided own captureSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- The man charged with killing eight people during a two-state June rampage said in a jailhouse interview Tuesday that he cooperated in his arrest because his...