Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmakers push for income tax increaseFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Only a week after the governor said taxpayers are overburdened and need a break, his allies in the Illinois Senate responded by pushing higher taxes. An I...
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Gun advocates say NIU is being usedFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gun advocates accused lawmakers of trying to politically capitalize on the Northern Illinois University shootings by pressing ahead Wednesday with a series...
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Cole Hall to be demolishedFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Less than two weeks after the deadly rampage in Cole Hall, Northern Illinois University officials Wednesday announced plans to demolish the 40-year-old building and repl...
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College system runs utility deficitFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A state audit has found a $117 million deficit in the University of Illinois' utilities budget. The Illinois auditor general said in a report this week that...
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Governor: Feds' claim in fraud trial 'doesn't describe me'Feb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Wednesday he doesn't know why he's mentioned as part of a federal fraud trial against his top fundraiser. A federal judge identified Blagojevic...
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Champion Uno returns home to visit elderly womanFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Uno, the first beagle to win best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club -- the nation's biggest canine competition -- has won over the heart of 91-year-old Ro...
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Drew Peterson maintains innocence to Matt Lauer on 'Today'Feb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Drew Peterson continued today to deny any involvement in the case of his missing fourth wife or in the homicide of his third wife. In an appearance on NBC's "Today" show...
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U of I chancellor aims to cork drinking dayFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman wants Champaign to shut down an annual day of student drinking known as Unofficial St. Patrick's Day. Local bars created...
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Clinton tries to stem Obama's momentumFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sat at a table in many ways as if in a game of high-stakes poker -- with Obama holding more chips and better cards. That wa...
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Why does governor have scarlet letter?Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Now that he's been unmasked as "Public Official A," Gov. Rod Blagojevich finds himself officially linked to allegations of shady deals and unsavory charac...