Articles filed under Illinois
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White: Stay quiet and avoid department budget cutsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Secretary of State Jesse White may have discovered the secret to avoiding Gov. Rod Blagojevich's budget cuts -- stay mum. "Last year, all of the constitut...
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A Q&A with Illinois Secretary of State Jesse WhiteMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White recently sat down with the Daily Herald for a far-ranging discussion that touched on everything from organ donation...
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Judge finds man who tried to kill wife guilty of kidnappingMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- A man already serving 37 years in prison for trying to kill his wife has been found guilty of kidnapping and interstate domestic violence. Forty-four-year-o...
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Church praises Wright at special serviceMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Thousands gathered at Trinity United Church of Christ to thank the retired pastor who has become a central figure in the Democratic presidential race for his 30-year ser...
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Senate candidate gives self loanMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg has loaned his campaign $1 million to help take on Democratic incumbent Dick Durbin. Sauerberg calls it "a down-payment on my...
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'March Madness' deflects real madnessMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The "March Madness" of the NCAA basketball tournament couldn't have come at a better time, offering as it did a respite from the non-stop coverage of the political campa...
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One dead, 2 hurt in Lockport fireMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - A five-alarm fire tore through a Lockport hotel early Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring two others, authorities said. The fire broke out at the three-...
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Negativity over the economy won't play well in PennsylvaniaMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ALLENTOWN, Pa. --The next round in the Democratic Party's presidential slugfest will be fought April 22 in Pennsylvania's "rust belt," in places like this old manufactur...
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State settles museum overrunsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state of Illinois is getting back $3 million and saving millions more as part of the settlement ending a long-running dispute with contractors over c...
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Liquid lard slickens street in JacksonvilleMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - JACKSONVILLE -- After a winter of snow, freezing rain, and sleet, authorities in Jacksonville probably thought they didn't have to worry about slippery streets any more....