Articles filed under Illinois
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State lawmakers reconsider emergency traffic legislationMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- When Illinois lawmakers approved "Scott's Law" in 2002, they intended to protect emergency personnel at roadside crash sites by strictly increasing penalt...
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New fee targets domestic violenceMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Beginning next week, Illinois counties will begin collecting an extra $5 from those seeking marriage licenses. The money will be used to pay for legal counseling and ser...
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New gun laws ahead?May 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been sent legislation that would require a stiff prison sentence for a person convicted of giving a gun to a minor who then goes out and commits...
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Kirk environmental record not so goodMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk claims that he is such a great friend of the environment that he outscored Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the latest League of Conservation Voters scoreca...
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Kelly trial adjourns earlyMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - R. Kelly's child pornography trial abruptly adjourned Wednesday after an attorney for the R&B singer said he received a call from a mystery man who claimed to have infor...
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DuPage County lawmaker arrested on DUI chargeMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A DuPage County state lawmaker was charged with drunken driving early Wednesday morning in Springfield. State Rep. Bob Biggins, an Elmhurst Republican, w...
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Penalty increased for giving gun to minorMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Governor Rod Blagojevich has been sent legislation that would require a stiff prison sentence for a person convicted of giving a gun to a minor who then goes out and com...
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Film tax credit renewedMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed a bill that renews the Film Tax Credit, saying it helped bring Illinois revenues of $155 million last year. At a signing ceremony in Chic...
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Lawmakers look at plan to fill payday loan loopholeMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers are looking to tighten restrictions on payday loans after complaints that short-term lenders gouge customers with sky-high interest rates ...
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Governor may get suedMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The former head of the Illinois Gaming Board may sue the Blagojevich administration for retaliating against her when she refused to cooperate with allegedly illegal acti...