Articles filed under Illinois
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University of Illinois unveils new energy conservation planMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- Officials at the University of Illinois say they want to cut energy use in existing buildings on the Urbana-Champaign campus by 10 percent in three years. With...
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Day of celebration at NIU caps semester marked by tragedyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In a semester defined by tragedy and triumph, Saturday's commencement ceremonies at Northern Illinois University were an opportunity for celebration. During three ceremo...
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Military beef recalledMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Beef sold at some military bases around the country -- including Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago-- may have been contaminated with E. coli. The Defen...
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Jerry Springer talks ethics to law graduatesMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - No one has to tell talk show host Jerry Springer that he's a controversial choice as commencement speaker. Or that his decision to discuss workplace ethics in front of ...
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California gay marriage ruling will affect IllinoisMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Either way you look at it, California's Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage will have an impact in Illinois. Advocates say it will spur efforts to legalize the same her...
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State spending cuts worry museum groupMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - A proposal to eliminate state funding for the Illinois Association of Museums could mean "devastating consequences" for more than 500 museums, arboreta and historical so...
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Bill targets online ticket hoardersMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Hannah Montana was the last straw. When parents complained to state Rep. Karen May earlier this year that they missed out on tickets to the teen pop sensa...
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House wants governor's signs goneMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Future governors would be barred from plastering their names across tollway billboards with taxpayers' money, under a measure the Illinois House approved ...
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Jacksons seek documentsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his congressman son say they will file Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain any e-mail documents from the Secret Service in which age...
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California court ruling boosts Illinois issueMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois gay rights activists are hailing the California Supreme Court's ruling that a gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. And they are hoping it will lead to the allo...