Articles filed under Illinois
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Free rides to cost RTA $5 millionAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - When Gov. Rod Blagojevich trumpeted a measure to give free bus and train rides to poor people with disabilities he neglected to mention that there's no state money for t...
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Blagojevich eyes four more years as Dems try to hug away dysfunctionAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Gov. Rod Blagojevich all but announced he'd run for re-election Wednesday amid a seemingly impossible Democratic "lovefest" that saw him hugging his political r...
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Rev. Wright resigns from state commissionAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The former pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ has resigned from a state commission formed in 2005 to educate people about slavery in Amer...
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Man charged with fatal beating of 5-month-old sonAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) _ A 23-year-old Illinois man is being held without bond in an Indiana jail in the death of his 5-month-old son. Ryne White of Monee (moh-NEE'), Il...
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CN in agreement with Joliet over EJ&E acquisitionAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Canadian National Railway Co. said Monday it has reached agreement with Joliet, Ill., over the company's proposed acquisition of part of a railway company. The company s...
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Take a spin in a B-17 bomberAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - BETHALTO -- World War II aviation enthusiasts have the chance to see -- and even take a ride in -- an airplane that did a lot of the heavy lifting during that era. A res...
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U of I physics professor wins national awardAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A University of Illinois physics professor will receive the National Medal of Science for his work in magnetic resonance. The university says that Charles P...
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Emil Jones: I said delegate was 'doubting Thomas' not 'Uncle Tom'Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - Senate President Emil Jones Jr., Barack Obama's political mentor, denied today calling a Hillary Clinton delegate an 'Uncle Tom.' Chicago political consultant...
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Governor names new department headsAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Two heads of Illinois agencies are swapping jobs. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has picked James Sledge to serve as director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Serv...
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Durbin: Feuding State Dems owe it to Obama to lay lowAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - In their first big gathering, Illinois Democrats bit their lips Sunday and played nice for Barack Obama. Then again, Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn't attend the earl...