Articles filed under Illinois
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Bush's lame-duck status could impede foreign policyMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - President Bush seems ready to move back to Texas. There he was singing a jolly farewell at the Gridiron Club dinner recently, a fancy gathering for journalists and thei...
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Lawmakers consider tax breaks for Winfrey, Springer showsMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- From Chicago, it's "The Oprah Winfrey Show," brought to you with a little help from Illinois taxpayers. Or, this Jerry Springer throwdown is funded in par...
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Gambling not off the tableMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's still willing to talk about gambling expansion to pay for a statewide construction program. He says he won't rule it out if others want to...
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Deadbeat parents may lose driver's licensesMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Thousands of deadbeat parents have recently been warned that they risk losing their driver's licenses if they don't pay up. In the last two months, offic...
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Do-over primary in Florida unlikelyMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Facing strong opposition, Florida Democrats on Monday abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the deleg...
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Illinois snags computing research centerMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- A new partnership between two massive computer companies and the University of Illinois will help consumer products use the same technology that drives high-sp...
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Logical choice for Clinton or Obama to pick as running mateMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Were it not for the 12th Amendment, ratified on June 15, 1804, presidential nominees could, and probably would prefer to, run alone without being saddled with pesky vice...
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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...