Articles filed under Illinois
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Rabid bat found in Macoupin CountyAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - CARLINVILLE -- A bat found in northern Macoupin County recently tested positive for rabies, and county authorities are encouraging the public to keep pet vaccinations up...
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Blagojevich to announce help for vetsAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Governor Rod Blagojevich is announcing new help for severely disabled veterans. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero said the assistance would be property...
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Body found near downstate churchAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Investigators from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis are attempting to identify a decomposing body found on the grounds of an East St. Louis ch...
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200,000 state residents haven't applied for stimulus checksAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 200,000 Illinois residents, mostly seniors, have not applied for their economic stimulus checks. That accounts for nearly $63 million in unclaimed tax rebates....
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Maywood shooting victims ID'dAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The Cook County Medical Examiner's office has identified three 18-year-olds from Maywood who were shot to death in a parked car in the western Chicago suburb. The three ...
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Politician denies anti-tax proposal is election relatedAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Matt Murphy won't admit his latest bill is already dead. But he concedes it's an uphill battle, trying to roll back the Cook County sales tax increase via a state l...
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Governor's education fix remains a surpriseAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The governor is ordering lawmakers back to the Capitol next week, demanding they fix Illinois' much maligned system for financing public schools. Exactly w...
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Governor threatens to keep lawmakers at Capitol for weeksAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - If state lawmakers are considering a tax increase to come up with more money for schools, Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants them to do it now, not wait until afte...
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Blagojevich to pitch camera enforcement of speed limitsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite mixed results so far with camera-enforcement technology, Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants cameras on the state's highways to issue tens of thousands of speeding ticket...
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Galesburg's long-gone elm treesAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Elms once were Galesburg's trees of choice, their majestic branches not just providing shade but forming natural canopies over its streets. Thousands of the...