Articles filed under Illinois
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Obama: Secret Service is handy when you have girlsSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids? Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, taking questions f...
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Feds looking to fix broke highway fundSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - State officials are differing on the trickledown effect the U.S. Department of Transportation's financial nose dive will have on Illinois. Transportation Secretary Mary ...
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Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health studySep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. _ Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in t...
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Recall question on DuPage ballotsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - After being deluged with more than 20 ballot questions in the February primary, DuPage County voters are getting some relief when they head to the polls Nov. 4. Only nin...
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Promoter of safe driving for teens killedSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - WINCHESTER -- Nurse Janet Kelley was known for her efforts to promote safe driving. As part of her efforts, Kelley gave presentations to high school students about what ...
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Blagojevich tries to restrict campaign donorsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Governor Rod Blagojevich is being criticized for attempting to bar state officials from accepting contributions from state and local government employees....
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Illinois Republican react to McCain speechSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Republicans in Springfield were mostly quiet as they watched standard bearer John McCain's acceptance speech. But when McCain was finished, they expressed...
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Judge orders cops to release Stebic's gunsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - A judge has ordered the Illinois State Police to hand over 24 guns seized from a suburban Chicago man whose wife has been missing for more than a year to a friend of the...
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Madigan to ICC: Nicor hike too high, unnecessarySep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Attorney General Lisa Madigan Thursday filed written testimony urging the Illinois Commerce Commission to deny rate increase requests from Naperville-based Nicor Gas tha...
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State workers' union OKs 4-year contractSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Members of Illinois' largest state employees union have approved a four-year contract that increases their pay 15.25 percent. The American Federation of S...