Articles filed under Illinois
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Hastert, Poshard enlisted to promote constructionMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Retired Congressman Denny Hastert plans to spend the coming weeks traveling the state checking out pothole-filled roads, crumbling bridges and outdated sc...
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Clearing the truth from the chaff in 14th Dist. campaignMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - You've probably filled a recycling bin with 8-by-11-inch fliers from campaign committees for Jim Oberweis and Bill Foster, who seek to succeed Dennis Hastert in a specia...
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Man allegedly steals winning lottery ticket from office poolMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- Felony theft charges have been filed against the employee of a Collinsville business who pocketed a winning $10,000 ticket from an office lottery pool. C...
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Madigan subpoenas Countrywide, Wells FargoMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- As a nationwide housing downturn and credit crunch drags on, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued subpoenas to two mortgage companies to invest...
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Gun shop where NIU shooter bought weapons closesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ The backyard gun shop where Northern Illinois University gunman Steven Kazmierczak bought five guns has closed. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Expl...
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Democratic Party delegate disasterMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - In the wake of Hillary Clinton's comeback in Ohio and Texas, it's become quite apparent -- if it hasn't been earlier -- what a mess the Democratic National Committee has...
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Juveniles serving life sentences could get paroleMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Nearly 18 years ago, New Trier High School student David Biro took a deadly path. Biro, then 16, killed a young Winnetka couple and their unborn child on ...
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Report: Number of anti-Semitic incidents in Ill. falls 62.5 percent in '07Mar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The Anti-Defamation League says the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Illinois dropped 62.5 percent last year. The group released its annual "Audit of Anti-Semitic Inc...
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Illinois superdelegates say presidential race must continueMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Key Illinois Democrats said Wednesday that party leaders shouldn't try to force an end to the presidential nomination battle, even though several see virt...
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Women voters lining up behind Clinton againMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Five days after Hillary Clinton finished a disappointing third in the Iowa primary, women voters were widely credited with boosting her to victory in New Hampshire. When...