Articles filed under Illinois
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Back in Springfield to hash budget, ethics plans outSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly five months after lawmakers were scheduled to wrap up their 2008 session, they return to the Capitol today with plans to revisit budget issues and n...
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Woman accused of bartending nakedSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - DELHI -- A 33-year-old southern Illinois woman is facing public indecency charges after authorities say they found her bartending in the buff at a Delhi tavern. The Jers...
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Doctor guilty of dozens of animal cruelty chargesSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- A Coles County judge has found a doctor guilty of dozens of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges stemming from the mistreatment of horses. County animal offi...
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Blagojevich says Rezko was 'sucked' inSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that his convicted former fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko was "sucked" into a system and that lines "were crossed." Blagojevich has been ...
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Blagojevich says Rezko was 'sucked' inSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that his convicted former fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko was "sucked" into a system and that lines "were crossed." Blagojevich has been ...
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Senate to vote on disputed ethics billSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers are coming back to work next week so they can vote on ethics legislation. First, Senate President Emil Jones announced Thursday that he...
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CN files suit to speed up EJ&E decisionSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Canadian National Railway is hoping the federal courts will give it what the federal government won't in its battle to acquire the smaller Elgin, Joliet and Eastern ...
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Blagojevich fears vote a 'Republican trap'Sep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Governor Rod Blagojevich says he fears next week's vote could be a "Republican trap" to entangle presidential candidate Barack Obama in the gridlock over Illinois' ethic...
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Will constitutional convention spur state to change?Sep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Arguments for and against a state constitutional convention boiled down to one key assertion from each side during a Mount Prospect debate Thursday night. Only by way of...
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Judge describes 'extensive' Peterson surveillanceSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A Will County judge says he's in possession of an "extensive" amount of evidence detailing surveillance of former police officer Drew Peterson. A published repor says Ju...