Articles filed under Illinois
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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...
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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...