Articles filed under Illinois
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Durbin's right in his call for unityJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to the May 30 article detailing Sen. Dick Durbin's comments on the responsibility of the Clintons to unite the Democratic Party in the 2008 president...
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Shattering the myths about coverage of the presidential campaignJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As dramatic as the contests have been for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, they have not been enough to satisfy myth-makers. With the general elec...
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Construction worker killed in wreckJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Police in Belleville say a 39-year-old worker has been killed in an accident in a highway construction zone. Investigators say Cedrick Gasper of East St. L...
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Pfleger disgraces Catholic ChurchJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - I attended eight years of Catholic grammar school and four years of Catholic high school, all in the Chicago area. I am 71 years old and have been a practicing Catholi...
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Suburban group heading to Washington D.C.Jun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A group of suburban parents, grandparents and others concerned about autism are on their way to Washington, D.C. to join more than 10,000 people in Wednesday's March on ...
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Architect of 'don't ask, don't tell' diesJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Charles Moskos, a Northwestern University sociology professor who was an architect of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gays serving in the armed...
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New law may leave some seeing their glass half emptyJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Some suburban wine connoisseurs may now have a more difficult time sipping out-of-state vintages. A new state law that took effect Sunday limits the amou...
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Dean of SIUC law school to resignJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University School of Law dean and professor Peter Alexander has confirmed that he will resign his dean's position at the end of the comin...
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Suit challenging school tax hikeJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - MARION -- A company is challenging a one-percent Williamson County sales tax referendum that voters approved in February for school construction. P&S Grain and two attor...
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State budget plan leaves few happyJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A $59.2 billion state spending plan that boosts education funding without raising state taxes cleared the General Assembly Saturday. The deal paved the way...