Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois House votes to repeal required moment of silenceMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House wants to repeal a mandatory moment of silence in public schools. The bill would let schools choose whether to observe a moment of silen...
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Three area hearings on state budgetMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- More than a dozen hearings across the state have been scheduled for this month as lawmakers seek public participation and ideas about the upcoming state b...
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A $1 million correctionMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is giving $1 million to the historic Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago because the initial $1 million grant he pledged to the burned out church mist...
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Man in Skokie mall posed no threatMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Police in Skokie say a man traced to his home in Evanston turns out to have posed no threat, even though his strange behavior prompted the closing of two major departmen...
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Jobs take center stage in OhioMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - TOLEDO, Ohio -- Hillary Clinton bid farewell to Buckeye State voters Monday by hammering her plans to bring jobs back to struggling Rust Belt cities like Toledo and atta...
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Discrimination alleged in high school lawsuitMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A freshman has filed a lawsuit against Bolingbrook High School, saying he was expelled last month because he is Mexican-American. School officials said Sunday they could...
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Potential jurors seem to know the stakes for RezkoMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - As jury selection continued today in another of Illinois' highly publicized corruption trials, most potential panelists seemed well aware of the legal trouble facing a m...
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Rezko trial may have far-reaching effectsMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Opening arguments could start as early as Wednesday in the corruption trial of political insider Antoin "Tony" Rezko, court officials said today. That observation follow...
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Bolingbrook High student sues over expulsionMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A freshman has filed a lawsuit against Bolingbrook High School, saying he was expelled last month because he is Mexican-American. School officials said Sunday they could...
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Man rescued from well after pulling dog to safetyMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - PAWNEE, Ill. -- A Christian County sheet metal worker named Jeff Puckett is glad he isn't claustrophobic. Puckett stayed calm while he spent about 45 minutes Sunday nigh...