Articles filed under Illinois
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Man freed from prisonJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A man who spent more than 13 years in prison for killing an Illinois State University student is out of prison, about a month after the state's highest court overturned ...
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Yes, but can they fetch the morning newspaper?Jun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - MANSFIELD -- Sarah Roberts lifted a little hut covering Bailey and her offspring and plucked the protective mother off her babies, four tiny hedgehogs that looked like a...
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Anheuser-Busch cans alcoholic energy drinksJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Anheuser-Busch says it'll stop selling caffeinated alcoholic drinks as part of a legal settlement with Illinois and several other states. Illinois Attorney General Lisa ...
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Budget stalemate threatens AmtrakJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, A group of Amtrak supporters is criticizing Governor Rod Blagojevich's proposal to cut the state's support of passenger train service at a time when high ga...
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Governor asked to raze raises before cutting other programsJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- If the governor needs to prune $1.5 billion from the budget, he should make sure bigger legislative paychecks are among the first items snipped, a group o...
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Springfield man charged with tattooing childrenJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Sangamon County authorities have charged a 39-year-old Springfield man with three counts of tattooing minors without a parent's permission. Prosecutors sa...
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New political battleground: Voters in the middleJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama realizes that many Americans don't know him well -- one reason he is running in 18 states a TV ad aimed at introducing himself. Some who do know him from fo...
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Obama quizzed on the hot topicsJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama opened a Wednesday news conference in Chicago with his staple remarks on economic and energy issues but ended up taking issue with a new Supreme Court rulin...
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Child shoots self in headJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Police say a 3-year-old Joliet boy is dead after being shot in the head with a handgun. Police Chief Fred Hayes says the boy appears to have been playing with the loaded...
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Madigan suing Countrywide over lending practicesJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan contends thousands of Illinois homeowners paid a steep price for Countrywide Financial's "desire to dominate the marketplace." Mad...