Articles filed under Illinois
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There's no nominee yet, Clinton reminds ObamaMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - MAYSVILLE, Ky. -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Barack Obama may be getting ahead of himself in acting like the party's nominee before the final prima...
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State issuing trail grantsMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois is to receive nearly $950,000 to improve trails in counties across the state from the federal Recreational Trails Program. The Illinois Greenways and Trails Cou...
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Report criticizes GOP power broker over hotel dealMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias blamed a "sweetheart deal" Monday for letting the politically connected former owners of a capital city hotel take ad...
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Truck crashes, spills 14 tons of OreosMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Got milk? Police said a trailer loaded with 14 tons of Double Stuf Oreos overturned Monday morning in Morris, spilling plastic sleeves of cookies into the median and roa...
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Aurora casino finedMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Gaming Board has fined an Aurora casino $800,000 for sending promotional materials to problem gamblers in violation of an agency program. The penalty was as...
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Worker says he was fired to protect governorMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A state worker who leaked a secret report about corruption in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration claimed in a lawsuit Monday that he was fired to prote...
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Woman gives up rights to childMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- A woman accused of starving her five-month-old infant to death earlier this year has voluntarily given up her rights as a parent to her surviving 3-year-old ch...
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Confessed bank robber attempts suicideMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BOURBONNAIS -- Police say a confessed Bourbonnais bank robber who apparently attempted suicide by ramming his car into some large concrete blocks will probably be transf...
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State supreme court elects new chief justiceMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Thomas R. Fitzgerald will be the next chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, replacing DuPage County's Robert Thomas when his term atop the court en...
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Mattresses, furniture being salvaged from ISU dormsMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NORMAL -- Illinois State University officials say they're working hard to salvage as much of what's inside the campus' oldest dorms before tearing the buildings down thi...