Articles filed under Illinois
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Electoral College a brilliant conceptMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Kevin Martin (Fence Post, Saturday) informs us that he read with amusement my response to his view of the Electoral College. It is always gratifying to bring a note of c...
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Budget battles shaping up at the CapitolMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Five years after Gov. Rod Blagojevich blasted them as "drunken sailors" bent on a "spending orgy" with taxpayers' dollars, it is the Illinois Senate Democ...
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Tax collectors have troubleMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois tax collectors are having trouble balancing their own books. An audit found that the Department of Revenue wasn't paying attention to an account that reimburses...
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Obama opposes rail dealMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Add Illinois senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama to those opposing Canadian National's plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. In a letter to Barri...
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Clinton shows future presidential stuff in her refusal to quit the raceMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The New York Times recently ran down the list of women who might someday become the nation's first female president. Out of both courtesy and caution, it included Hillar...
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Man charged with attempted murder in house blastMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A Belleville man is accused of trying to kill his wife and their 5-year-old daughter with natural gas moments before their house exploded. St. Clair County...
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Law would help track abusive teachersMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State and regional education officials would be told whenever a teacher is fired or quits under suspicion of student abuse, under a proposed law the Ill...
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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...