Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawsuit makes school funding a civil rights matterAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois courts refused twice in the 1990s to enter the school-funding debate, saying the matter belonged with state lawmakers, not the judiciary. The Chicago Urban Leag...
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Commission gets an earful on prison closure planAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC, _ By Thursday morning, a commission considering Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to close a central Illinois prison will have a mound of new information to weigh --...
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Biden is Democratic favorite for Obama's No. 2Aug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Joe Biden has emerged as the favorite among Democrats to be Barack Obama's running mate for his understanding of foreign policy in grave global times and his fight...
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Peterson's attorney says wife talked of leavingAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Drew Peterson's attorney says a man who met with Stacy Peterson told authorities she talked about leaving her husband the day before she disappeared. Joel Brodsky says a...
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Attorney to plead guilty to drug chargesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A former Madison County lawyer accused of supplying drugs to young women and transporting a boy to California for sexual purposes has agreed to plead g...
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Blagojevich left off list of DNC speakersAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democratic National Committee has invited some high-ranking officials from Barack Obama's home state to speak at the party's convention in Denver next week -- but no...
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Amtrak, Illinois officials to discuss serviceAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The head of Amtrak is set to appear in Chicago to discuss upgrades for the increasingly popular service. Ridership on Amtrak's passenger trains has soared to record leve...
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Obama to appear with running mate SaturdayAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the Democratic hopeful onstage Saturday at a rally in this capital city where Obama launched his White H...
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Illinois commission expects earful on prison planAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC -- A state commission considering a plan to close a central Illinois prison expects to hear from dozens of people at a public hearing. Most are expected to tell ...
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Will Co. keeps elected coronerAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Will County Board has decided against giving voters a chance to decide whether the elected coroner should be replaced by an appointed medical examiner. The board had...