Articles filed under Illinois
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No prison for downstate truckerAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - CLAYTON, Mo. -- An Illinois trucker who authorities blame for a chain-reaction accident on a Missouri freeway near St. Louis has avoided prison time. Fifty-four-year-old...
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Obama veep announcement expected in coming daysAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice presidential choice in the coming days. But the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the...
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Democrats lining up to be upper chamber leaderAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A behind-the-scenes power struggle among Illinois Democrats intensified Monday with the announcement that Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. will ret...
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Bradley president against lowering drinking ageAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- The president of Bradley University says she is opposed to the idea of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 years old as proposed by the Amethyst Initiative...
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EPA: Illinois not meeting soot standardsAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal agency has sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich warning that air quality in 14 Illinois counties -- including Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will -- do...
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Escaped buffalo shot after wandering onto I-55Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BRAIDWOOD -- Illinois State Police say four buffalo escaped from a farm in Braidwood and were shot after they blocked morning traffic. The buffalo wandered onto Intersta...
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Family boosts reward in downstate murderAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- The family of a Missouri man found dead in Illinois hopes increasing the reward to $7,000 helps crack the case. The Major Case Squad of Greater S...
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Lawmakers sue to keep IDOT jobs in capitalAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Three state legislators and Springfield city officials have filed a lawsuit to keep Gov. Rod Blagojevich from moving 140 state jobs to southern Illinois. ...
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Toddler drowns when grandfather faints aboard boatAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SILVIS -- Authorities say a 2-year-old boy drowned when his grandfather passed out while the two fished on the Rock River east of Moline. Rock Island County Coroner Bria...
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Senate president, Blago ally Jones retiring this fallAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. will announce this afternoon he will retire from the Illinois General Assembly, a move that's likely to touch off ...