Articles filed under Illinois
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Ex-SIU worker admits to theftSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- A former employee at Southern Illinois University has pleaded guilty to charges that accused her of using an SIU credit card to buy thousands of dollars wo...
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House votes to lease Illinois lottery to finance constructionSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House on Wednesday approved a lottery lease to potentially finance billions in construction spending, reversed controversial budget cuts and u...
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Feds set fish shipment rules for Great LakesSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Federal regulators trying to contain a fish-killing virus in the Great Lakes region have issued rules for shipping live fish across state lines t...
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ABiCA means homegrown hip-hopSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Algonquin natives Brian Aureden (aka Hash) and Aaron Aleman (aka Tac) have known each other for virtually their whole lives. After entertaining friends with a number of ...
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WIU officials upset MTV in town tapingSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - MACOMB -- Officials of Western Illinois University weren't happy to learn the Macomb Police Department failed to inform them that a film crew for an MTV reality show wer...
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Lottery deal to be testedSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The fate of a potentially multibillion-dollar state construction-spending spree financed by leasing out the Illinois Lottery games could be decided by stat...
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Bureaucratic mistake keeps study under wrapsSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An erroneously identified contractor mentioned in a request to the Department of Corrections for information has left a panel of state lawmakers without f...
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State launches debate for getting drugs out of drinking waterSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - While everyone wants clean drinking water free of pharmaceuticals, getting vested interests to collaborate on a solution is another issue, state leaders found Tuesday. F...
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Voter registration deadline approachingSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - More than 7 million Illinois residents have registered to vote as the deadline to do so approaches early next month. The Illinois State Board of Elections ...
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Elgin treatment center blames Blagojevich for cuts, layoffsSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A drug treatment center in Elgin is laying off staff members and eliminating beds because of state budget cuts, the group that runs the center announced Tu...