Articles filed under Illinois
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Miniature dachshund gnaws off diabetic owner's toeJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - ALTON, Ill. _ An Illinois woman says her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd told the Alton Telegraph for a story ...
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Angry Blagojevich spars with reportersJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - An angry Gov. Rod Blagojevich denied he was the target of a federal corruption investigation in a contentious exchange with reporters about a convicted former top fundra...
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Governor issues 19 pardonsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has granted 19 pardons, most for lesser crimes. The pardons issued Wednesday come in the wake of criticism of the governor for a backlog of as many ...
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Go-cart strikes woman watching 4th of July paradeJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Police in northwest suburban Niles say a 64-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after she was struck by a go-cart while watching a Fourth of July parade. Authoritie...
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Illinois gains flexibility under No Child Left BehindJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Beginning next year, Illinois schools that just miss meeting state and federal standards will be judged less harshly than those that miss by a lot, U.S. Department of Ed...
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Blagojevich team: Gov.'s critic suggested family, pals for state jobsJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - On the same day a suburban lawmaker suggested it's time to officially consider whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be impeached, the governor produced a me...
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With budget ax in hand, governor orders lawmakers back to CapitolJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday ordered lawmakers back to the Capitol next week, demanding they come up with more money so he won't have to cut programs ...
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State misses deadline to close Pontiac prisonJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A state senator says the Illinois Department of Corrections has missed a deadline to file paperwork outlining its plan to close the aging Pontiac Correcti...
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Suspect in two-state killing spree transferredJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A man suspected in a killing spree that left eight people dead has been transferred to Knox County, where he's accused of killing a 65-year-old Galesburg man. Knox Count...
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County to breach levee to let out waterJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - GLADSTONE -- Officials of Henderson County say they plan to cut holes in a levee near Gulfport to allow the water covering 28,000 acres of farmland to flow back into the...