Articles filed under Illinois
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Officials resigned to 'bare-bones spendingMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There were few gasps of surprise from local transportation experts Thursday as the state released a bare-bones highway improvement program. Many had already lowered thei...
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IDOT to suspend lane closures for Memorial DayMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Transportation plans to suspend some road construction lane closures across the state for the coming Memorial Day holiday weeke...
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Patriotic ConnectVETS charity rises above politicsMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In an emotional and fervently contested election year when a controversial war can divide a nation and challenge definitions of patriotism, that subject just hasn't come...
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For Democrats, still no sign of the exitMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Sen. Barack Obama may be directing his speeches at presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain, but he plans to contest the final three primari...
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House advances budget plans but no agreement yetMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- House and Senate Democrats moved ahead with dueling state budget proposals Wednesday without an agreement but with hopes they could reach one within the n...
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University of Illinois at ... Singapore?May 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The University of Illinois may expand its reach in Asia with a new digital-science research center in Singapore. University trustees meeting Thursday are expected to con...
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Governor has plan to fix bridges and roadsMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday announced a $10.9 billion plan to fix bridges and roads over the next six years, but said lawmakers must do more to addre...
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No agreement yet on state budgetMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- House and Senate Democrats moved ahead with dueling state budget proposals Wednesday without an agreement but with hopes they could reach one within the ...
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Sheriff fires dispatcher, accusing him of snitchingMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - CARROLLTON -- Greene County's sheriff says he has fired a dispatcher for allegedly alerting friends about a planned raid on a weekend drinking party last weekend. Sherif...
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Bus driver ordered to stand trial in firefighter's deathMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BENTON -- A judge in Franklin County says a Greyhound bus driver should face a trial in the death of a southern Illinois firefighter killed by the bus last summer on Int...