Articles filed under Illinois
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Security upgrade planned for rest stopsMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois Department of Transportation officials say the state will spent $1.2 million to update and repair security systems at interstate rest stops. The systems have n...
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Pharmacists want 'morning-after' pill rule overturnedMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A group of pharmacists asked the Illinois Supreme Court to throw out a rule that forces them to dispense emergency contraception despite moral objections,...
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Rezko witness ties Blagojevich's father-in-law to kickback planMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Political insiders in the Blagojevich administration at one point prepared a sham consulting agreement to divert $125,000 to Chicago Alderman Dick Mell after he "was ups...
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Lawmakers look to pull plug on robo calls?Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Faced with a bevy of complaints from angry suburban residents, area lawmakers will propose restricting so-called "robo calls" that have become a hated camp...
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Woman found tangled in shower curtain died of pneumoniaMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - An autopsy has determined that a Country Club Hills woman found dead in her bathroom died of pneumonia. Fifty-one-year-old Deborah Maldonado was found dead early Sunday ...
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SIU-Carbondale's chancellor put on leaveMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University's president says he's placed the chancellor at SIU's flagship campus in Carbondale on administrative leave. SIU President Glen...
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Bloomington cops injured in brawl at Elks LodgeMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington police say two officers were injured when they encountered a brawl after being called on a complaint to an Elks lodge. Several arrests were ma...
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Drew Peterson can have cars, computers backMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Drew Peterson emerged from a Joliet courtroom today with a judge's order that cars and computers seized by authorities be returned to him. The former Bolingbrook sergean...
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Sugar-free treats for animals part of zoos' increasing focus on nutritionMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Gorillas on Weight Watchers? Polar bears slurping sugar-free Jell-O shots? Giraffes nibbling alfalfa biscuits? The days of letting visitors throw marshmallows to the ani...
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Race between Clinton and Obama is about identity, not policyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Elections can be about policy, personality or identity. The race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is surely not about policy. The differences between the two are...