Articles filed under Illinois
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Taxpayers again footing the bill for special sessionJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a state where the government plans to spend $59 billion this year, it's not a lot of money. But taxpayers can expect to cough up at least $80,000 for t...
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Gas theft nets 3 years in prisonJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A judge in Madison County has handed down a three-year prison sentence for an Edwardsville man accused of stealing gasoline to trade it for crack cocaine...
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Illinois to participate in new education programJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Illinois is one of six states that will participate in a new No Child Left Behind pilot program. State Board of Education spokeswoman Andrea Preston says t...
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Pastor: Drugs haunted suspected spree killerJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The pastor of Nicholas Sheley's church says the 28-year-old suspected of killing eight people unsuccessfully battled drug addiction since 2004. The Reverend Brian Trible...
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Deaths in highway construction zones downJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State officials say the number of deaths in work zones along Illinois highways is down because of strict enforcement. In five years the number of deaths i...
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3 arrested after chase, gunfireJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE -- Authorities in the Metro East say three people are in custody, suspected of shooting a high-powered rifle at a Madison County sheriff's deputy who tried ...
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Helicopter crashes in river; no serious injuriesJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - WEDRON -- Police in LaSalle County say a helicopter pilot and three passengers swam to shore, suffering no serious injuries after their aircraft crashed into the Fox Riv...
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Public tipsters help find fugitive murder suspectJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - GRANITE CITY -- The image of fugitive murder suspect Nicholas Sheley's mug shot on her television screen was fresh in Samantha Butler's mind when the mother ventured out...
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Illinois man dies in first skydiveJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - TAYLORVILLE -- Authorities in Christian County say a man making his first skydive has died in a Fourth of July parachute accident. Coroner Amy Calvert Winans says 54-yea...
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Special session could be exercise in futilityJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Next week's special session on the state budget is shaping up to be a 48-hour funeral for the governor's budget plans. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has ordered law...