Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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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...