Articles filed under Illinois
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Rockford soldier killed in IraqMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A soldier from Rockford has been killed while serving in Iraq. In a news release, the city of Rockford says that Sergeant Blake Evans was killed over the weekend by an i...
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Videotape features in first week of R. Kelly's trialMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Sex tapes feature in 1st week of R. Kelly child porn trial One sex tape, an unflappable witness, a crying one and a lower-back mole. Those were among the people and thin...
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Family sets out to translate father's Italian war diaryMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO HEIGHTS -- Two South suburban siblings have translated and sifted through their father's World War I diary, piecing together a picture of the Italian immigrant a...
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Ideas sunk, stalled in CapitolMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In the midst of trying to find compromise and avert a summer-long state budget war, lawmakers have along the way this spring lost many smaller battles. De...
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Municipal retirement fund sets good example for stateMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Not all Illinois pension funds are in serious financial trouble. Officials at the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund tout the news wherever they can. They...
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Illinois has nation's worst pension problemMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In the time it takes you to read this sentence, Illinois taxpayers will be $200 deeper in debt. The state's pension debt will exceed $44 billion this summ...
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Where is my rebate check?May 24, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With more than half of federal rebate checks already divvied up, some taxpayers are wondering where their money is. The IRS began issuing economic stimulu...
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Veteran remembers unloading atom bombMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - CENTRALIA -- Bethel Chapman was doing his job at the dock that day, operating a crane to unload supplies from a ship, when he noticed something "special." "I was a littl...
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Cyberbully bill to governorMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - An Illinois measure that would criminalize Internet bullying is in Governor Rod Blagojevich's hands. The state House on Thursday signed off on the bill. It outlaws the u...
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Virtual campus strugglesMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Enrollment and revenue continue to lag at the University of Illinois' new virtual campus, but officials believe the project is starting to gain momentum. Global Campus e...