Articles filed under Illinois
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Layoffs hit southern Illinois coal mineMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - GALATIA -- The owner of a southern Illinois coal mine says it's laying off 187 workers because of what it calls "sudden, unforeseeable circumstances and physical calamit...
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Weekend winds topple tree, kill womanMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPARTA -- Authorities in southern Illinois' Randolph County say last weekend's strong winds are to blame for the death of a 25-year-old mother. Investigators say Duste N...
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Former Illinois football player sentenced in computer theftMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- A former University of Illinois football player will spend four months in jail after admitting he stole a laptop computer. Joseph "Jody" Ellis pleaded guilty t...
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Lawmakers return with long list of unfinished businessMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The calendar says Illinois lawmakers are supposed to finish their spring session in just three weeks, but it may take far longer. Top officials have...
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Authorities to courthouse's visitors: Leave drugs at homeMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Visitors to St. Clair County's courthouse are being put on notice that bringing drugs into the building isn't a bright idea. Three people have been arreste...
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Give Rep. Franks real election recallMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the May 9 Guest View, Democrat state Rep. Jack Franks expresses his consternation over the lack of the Democrat-controlled state Senate from passing HJRCA 28 giving v...
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Web site devoted to hundreds of shuttered high schoolsMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - David Nanninga grew up in the tiny town of Mineral hearing his grandparents and parents reminisce about their experiences at Mineral High School. But by the time Nanning...
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Who's who in Rezko corruption trialMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Antoin "Tony" Rezko: Fast-food entrepreneur and real estate developer, and former top fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Charged with scheming to get bribes and ki...
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What to expect on last dayMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors termed Antoin "Tony" Rezko's alleged crimes a "pay-to-play scheme on steroids" when they indicted him in 2006. Today, after eight weeks of testimony ...
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Marion VA resumes some outpatient surgeriesMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Limited outpatient surgeries have resumed at a Southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital more than eight months after the entire surgical unit was shut do...