Articles filed under Illinois
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State police say driver tried to sell hot pizza swiped from SchaumburgSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - GARY, Ind. -- Anthony Herbert Lee must have hoped more than 13 tons of frozen pizza would have him rolling in dough. Instead, he was cooling his heels behind bars. Lee, ...
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Train derailment in Champaign blocks trafficSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Officials say a train derailment in Champaign will continue to block traffic all day. Seven cars came off the Canadian National Railway tracks on State Stre...
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Obama takes daughters to first day of schoolSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama held his daughters' hands when he escorted them to their first day of school. The girls arrived at the University of Chicago...
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Credit unions to help with college aidSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Eight Illinois credit unions -- including ones in Vernon Hills, Elgin and Schaumburg -- have partnered with two state agencies to provide $100 million in financial aid f...
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Railroads cracking down on scrap theftsSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - ALTON -- Several railroad companies are banding together to try to stem the theft of metals sold off for scrap. A task force including police with Burlington Northern, S...
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Cops probe downstate post office break-inSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Police in East St. Louis were investigating a a break-in at a post office building there. Detective Ricky Perry says East St. Louis Police respon...
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Illinois Lottery reports record salesSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Lottery had a record fiscal year 2008 with more than $2 billion in sales. The lottery reported in a statement last week that its $2.078 billi...
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Blagojevich's health care program not up yetSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A year after Gov. Rod Blagojevich outlined a plan to expand the state's health insurance coverage for sick or injured young adults, his "All Kids Bridge" program still d...
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Indiana band teacher charged with molestationSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - CROWN POINT, Ind. -- A school band teacher faces child molestation charges for allegedly having sex with one of his 14-year-old students repeatedly at the school over a ...
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Mitsubishi, UAW end contract talks for weekendSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NORMAL -- Talks between Mitsubishi Motors in Normal and the local United Auto Workers union are over for the weekend. Mitsubishi Motors North America spokesman Dan Irvin...