Articles filed under Illinois
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Farmers to be paid for seized grainApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - CANTON -- Farmers who lost thousands of dollars invested in now bankrupt Central Illinois Energy will be reimbursed for cost of the corn they provided the unfinished eth...
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Change that would be bad for AmericaApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama boast that they will bring "change" and that they will unify the country if elected. I agree with them that they will bring "change," bu...
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Former state finance officer admits making contributions to get jobApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A high-level administrator under Gov. Rod Blagojevich admitted in a federal plea deal Tuesday that he paid more than $50,000 in campaign contributions to land his job as...
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State appeals ruling on health care expansionApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The state is appealing a Cook County judge's ruling that blocked part of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's health care expansion. Judge James Epstein on Wednesday also r...
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Witness calls insiders 'stupid'Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The lawyer who drew up bunk contracts to hide bribes tied to a teachers pension investment board testified Monday that he thought the political insiders making the deal ...
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Two plead guilty in central Illinois cocaine ringApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- Two people have pleaded guilty to being part of a drug ring that moved crack cocaine from Chicago to Champaign-Urbana. Sasha Daley of Chicago and Kristopher Da...
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Testimony: Rezko attended fundraiser for President BushApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Tony Rezko was well-known in Chicago Democratic circles for years, but it was clear from testimony Monday that his money was not restricted by political ideology. In th...
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Important school test this weekApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - High school juniors statewide will take the two-day Illinois Prairie State Achievement Exam beginning Wednesday. On the first day of testing, students take the ACT, a na...
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Illini's Zook can only watch as recruiting world changesApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - By now, everyone knows the NCAA has banned Division I-A football head coaches from recruiting during the current open period. Everyone also knows Illinois coach Ron Zook...
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Suburbs, schools spend millions on lobbying state officialsApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Several suburban governments ranging from DuPage County to Harper Community College are among more than 100 local government entities that altogether spent...