Articles filed under Illinois
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Officials launch updated Web portal for Medicaid informationMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - State officials say a new Web-based program that catalogues Medicaid patient data will reduce medical errors. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services s...
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Spend tax rebates on food pantriesMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Demand is up at food pantries due to the downturn in the economy and increased food prices. At the same time, economic stimulus pay outs are being issued by the federal ...
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Illinois woman wants her exotic cat backMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - CARROLLTON -- Authorities in Central Illinois have seized an exotic cat from a woman who was keeping it as a pet without a permit. Tammy Ruehl of Carrollton says she wan...
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Tests find drug traces in Lake MichiganMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago officials say the city's drinking water is safe despite recent tests that found trace amounts of pharmaceuticals and an insect repellent. John Spatz is the city'...
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Shame on women who reject ClintonMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - First it was Barbara Walters who was forced out by one of the "good ol' boys." Now it's Katie Couric and Hillary Clinton. Like the world for tens of thousands of years...
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Cancer center needs $2 million to open labsMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The director of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine's Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute says there's not enough money available to open rese...
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Embattled Blagojevich's agenda could take hit with Rezko verdictMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- While there is arguably no good time for a governor to have one of his political insiders on federal trial, the looming verdict in the case of Gov. Rod Bl...
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Obama from obscurity to verge of historyMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory -- a surprising victor...
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Michelle Obama 'particularly proud of my husband'May 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Michelle Obama, speaking as her husband may have the Democratic presidential nomination within his grasp, told a Chicago luncheon crowd Friday that she's more convinced ...
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Urlacher in political arenaMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A New Mexico congressional candidate has lined up a heavy hitter for his campaign, with Bears linebacker and New Mexico native Brian Urlacher headlining a fundraiser nex...