Articles filed under Illinois
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Measles found in DuPageMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - State health officials say they've confirmed a second case of the measles in the state. A school-age boy was recently diagnosed in DuPage County. Earlier this year, a ma...
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Winning Mega Millions tickets sold in Illinois, New YorkMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Two players have won the grand prize from the latest Mega Millions lotto drawing. Lottery officials said the winning tickets from Friday night's drawing -- wo...
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Amtrak canceling trainsMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Amtrak is temporarily canceling two trains along its St. Louis-to-Chicago corridor and modifying the schedules for others to accommodate track repairs. Railroad official...
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Weapons card revokedMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois State Police have revoked the firearm owner's ID card of a Plainfield man whose wife has been missing for more than a year. The state police took that action We...
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Senate passes own budgetMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Senate Democrats approved their own state budget plan Friday, adding another alternative and more uncertainty into the budget mix as a deadline fast approaches. The Sena...
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GOP Senators storm out of budget committeeMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Angered by the treatment they'd received from the majority Democratic lawmakers, Senate Republicans stormed out of a Revenue Committee meeting Thursday evening that'd be...
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Bus driver going on trialMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A judge says a Greyhound bus driver from Chicago should face a trial in the death of a southern Illinois firefighter killed by the bus last summer on Interstate 57. Afte...
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Illinois halts 'Yo-Yo' rides after Calif. fair collapseMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - State officials say owners of a carnival ride named the "Yo-Yo" must immediately stop operating the machine following a collapse of a similar ride at a county fair in Ca...
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Judge says Peterson guns must be returnedMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities must hand over eight guns they seized from the home of Drew Peterson after a judge on Thursday ruled the former Bolingbrook police sergeant can transfer owne...
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Springfield rail upgrades affect Amtrak routesMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Amtrak is temporarily canceling two trains along its St. Louis-to-Chicago corridor and modifying the schedules for others to accommodate track repairs. Ra...