Articles filed under Illinois
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State lawmakers consider allowing bets on horses over the InternetApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A man paces in the dining room at Arlington Park, nursing a beverage while staring at the lineup of horses on the video screen as race time approaches. In...
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Second witness refers to hint of Fitzgerald ousterApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Keep my name out of it. That, in essence, says government witness Elie Maloof, is what Antoin "Tony" Rezko told him after Maloof was subpoenaed in a federal probe that l...
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FEMA declines plea for disaster helpApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - There'll be no federal help for victims of last month's flooding in 15 southern Illinois counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has turned down the state's re...
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Students in fireworks death won't be allowed back into Bradly UniversityApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Three students now serving six-month jail sentences for a botched fireworks prank that killed a classmate won't be allowed back into Bradley University. Randy ...
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NIU officials drop idea of demolishing shooting siteApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- The president of Northern Illinois University has dropped the idea of tearing down the building where five students were killed in February. President Jo...
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Bull rider injuredApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Authorities say a bull rider was seriously injured during his performance at a Professional Championship Bullriders tour event at U.S. Cellular Coliseum i...
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Downstate man charged with murderApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - RUSHVILLE -- A 38-year-old Rushville man is being held on $1 million bond after being accused of using a flashlight to beat a Mount Sterling man to death. The Schuyler C...
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Wildlife park brings star to help celebrate 30-year markApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Wildlife park celebrates 30 years with celebrity speaker PEORIA -- A wildlife park in central Illinois began its 30th anniversary celebration with help from a celebrity ...
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Those 'distractions' reveal much about Obama's characterApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Real change has never been easy. ... The status quo in Washington will fight. They will fight harder than ever to divide us and distract us with ads and attacks from now...
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Illinois hangs posters on human traffickingApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Human Services joined more than 100 partners in marking the Illinois Rescue and Restore Human Trafficking Outreach Day. The event held Saturda...