Articles filed under Illinois
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Some 5,000 pounds of fireworks seizedJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - BRIDGEVIEW -- Cook County sheriff's police say they have seized a large cache of illegal fireworks from a Bridgeview trailer in a crackdown on the explosives before Inde...
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Blagojevich met with investigatorsJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal investigators met with Gov. Rod Blagojevich "multiple" times as part of their Operation Board Games investigation, but the governor denied telling fundraisers he...
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Arrest warrants issued for check forgeriesJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Authorities in Springfield have issued arrest warrants for 20 people, including three alleged ringleaders, in a scheme in which people would work just lon...
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Murder link investigatedJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Investigators are following up on a tip that a man killed by police during a hostage situation this week in South suburban Dolton is linked to the shooting deaths of fiv...
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Jackson to fight gun shopsJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In the wake of this week's Supreme Court ruling overturning the District of Columbia's handgun ban, the Rev. Jesse Jackson says he will fight to keep any new gun stores ...
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Kirk record strong on environmentJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In recent weeks, Dan Seals has persistently tried to tarnish Congressman Mark Kirk's record on environmental issues. His criticisms highlight how little he understands ...
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Man linked to Rezko charged with fraudJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A suburban doctor who is heard on FBI tapes discussing alleged corruption with a key government witness against convicted political fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko has been in...
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Sheriff defends stun-gun useJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The Butler County, Ohio, sheriff's office says an Oxford police officer did not use unreasonable force on a Chicago man who died after the officer jolted him with a stu...
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Summer jobs for teens stayJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Governor Rod Blagojevich says it will cost $14 million to provide up to 10,000 summer jobs for 13- to 22-year-olds around the state. Blagojevich says it's with "great en...
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Decatur railroad worker dies in accidentJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A 35-year-old Decatur man is dead after a railroad construction accident in the central Illinois town. Macon County Coroner Michael Day says the man was knocked from a c...