Articles filed under Illinois
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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....
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U of I has more foreign students that any public U.S. universityMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has more than 5,000 international students, more than any other public university in the United States, accordin...
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Governor says Film Tax Credit resulted in millions spent in stateMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The state's effort to lure movie makers to Illinois is paying off. Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office says the Film Tax Credit enacted in 2003 brought in $155 million for Ill...
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State recovering cost overruns from Lincoln library and museumMar 30, 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 co...