Articles filed under Illinois
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Lincoln impersonators meet in AltonApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Dozens of Abraham Lincoln impersonators meet in Alton ALTON -- Dozens of Abraham Lincoln impersonators, dressed in black suits with stovepipe hats, met in Alton on Satur...
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Malpractice insurer to refund $11 million to Illinois doctorsApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois doctors will get a refund collectively worth $11 million from the state's largest medical malpractice insurer. The Illinois State Medical Insuran...
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IDOT wants staff to cut back on truck useApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A snowy winter and early spring, plus high gas prices are leading the Illinois Department of Transportation to cut back on vehicle use. IDOT spokesman Bri...
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Sounding the alert on campus threatsApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A full year after the Virginia Tech massacre, Illinois college campuses have taken noticeable steps to tighten security -- but many still lack universal public address s...
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New York kidnapping suspect spotted at Peoria hotel with two young boysApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA, Ill. -- Authorities say a man wanted in New York for allegedly kidnapping his two sons has been spotted in Peoria. Police say 37-year-old Natan Horowitz, also kn...
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Drew Peterson tells Larry King he 'technically' cheatedApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Drew Peterson says the media tries to portray him as an insensitive, cheating husband because it sells better. Peterson, appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live" Friday nigh...
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Threat closes St. Xavier UnversityApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials at Saint Xavier University say they're closing down both campuses of the Catholic liberal-arts school after finding threatening graffiti in a freshman residenc...
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Obama can take some lessons from Dukakis, Kennedy campaignsApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Back in 1988, I promulgated what I now call Cohen's Law of Racial Politics. It goes like this: In states where there are few African-Americans, the liberal candidate can...
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SIU tuition to riseApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Tuition for new students at Southern Illinois University is going up. The university's board of trustees signed off on a plan to charge new undergraduates on the Edwards...
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'Rich tax' rejected by state HouseApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With Republicans leading the opposition, the Illinois House on Thursday rejected the idea of letting voters decide whether those making more than $250,000...