Articles filed under Illinois
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Editor inducted in SIU hall of fameJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- A retired Chicago Tribune employee who now teaches at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is among seven people who'll be inducted June 20th into the C...
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Trial set for Chicagoan charged in deputy's deathJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - DECATUR -- One of the two Chicago men charged with killing a central Illinois sheriff's deputy last summer is expected to go on trial next year. Macon County Judge Tim S...
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The Rev. Pfleger has gone too farMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The Rev. Michael Pfleger has gone too far with his latest tirade against Hillary Clinton. He is no better than the so-called Rev. Wright. This man has forgotten that he...
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Ethics deal faces uncertain future on governor's deskMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Three years in the making, an ethics plan banning contributions from state contractors to elected officials who award the contracts is on its way to the g...
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State says mental heath check system ready to goMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State agencies argue a newly expanded system to crosscheck mental health records against gun card applications will be up and running by its deadline toda...
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If elected, Obama could face problems that doomed CarterMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - A year after Jimmy Carter lost his re-election race to Ronald Reagan, Hamilton Jordan, his former White House chief of staff, sat down for a lengthy interview with schol...
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Obama quits church after long controversyMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ABERDEEN, S.D. -- Barack Obama said Saturday he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago "with some sadness" in the aftermat...
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Peterson bathtub seized by authoritiesMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - JOLIET -- Detectives investigating the death of Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, now possess the bathtub in which her body was found back in 2004. One of the ...
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Anonymous donor gives Fermilab $5 millionMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Particle physics research at Batavia's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will continue in full swing, at least through October, thanks to an anonymous donation of $5...
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Lawmakers look to boost school funding in marathon budget sessionsMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers expressed optimism Friday they'd have a budget deal done by midnight tonight that would add millions in school spending. But the deal woul...