Articles filed under Illinois
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Peterson's attorneys end effort to block lawsuitJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - JOLIET _ Drew Peterson's attorneys have withdrawn a motion seeking to block efforts by his third wife's family to file a wrongful-death lawsuit. Kathleen Savio's family...
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Sauerberg washes hands of O'Hare expansionJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg declined Thursday to take a position on O'Hare International Airport expansion, which is touted by supporters as an econ...
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State gives, then takes from mass transitJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The state gives and the state takes away. But after experiencing a $500 million emergency windfall only to lose $37 million in a stroke of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pen, R...
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Cats seized from hoarder causing problemsJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Taking care of 28 cats seized from a woman charged with animal hoarding in May has been costing St. Clair County Animal Services in Belleville more than $5...
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Cahokia Mounds to get audio-guided toursJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE -- The Cahokia Mounds historic site near Collinsville soon will begin offering audio-guided tours in three languages, courtesy of funding to be freed up by ...
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Illinois job losses mount in JuneJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Jayne Huseman of Naperville got a job just after earning her civil engineering degree and soon was promoted to construction project manager at a site-development firm. S...
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Rezko lawyers want wife to keep moneyJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko's lawyers asked a court to allow his wife to keep $105,000 that she posted as his bond and which federal prosecutors are ...
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Woman stabbed to death in CiceroJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Police in suburban Chicago are investigating the stabbing death of a 21-year-old Cicero woman, and they're looking for the woman's husband and infant daughter. Police sa...
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State's 10th casino could be up and running in one year, chairman saysJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - After roughly a decade of having a dormant casino license mired in litigation, Illinois could have its 10th casino up and running in as little as 9-12 months, said Illin...
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Scientists tally $200 million loss from Great Lakes invasive speciesJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- A scientific report says invasive species that reached the Great Lakes in ballast tanks of oceangoing ships may cost the regional economy about $...