Articles filed under Illinois
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Parents of 5-month-old face first-degree murder chargesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- A central Illinois couple faces first-degree murder charges in the death of their 5-month-old baby, who was found unresponsive in a car seat that had been plac...
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Blagojevich proposes state tax creditFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich tempted lawmakers Wednesday with political sugarplums ranging from tax rebate checks for families with children to a business tax cut...
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Some lawmakers wary of governor's ideasFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's budget speech received a lukewarm reception Wednesday, with suburban lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle questioning key...
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Shared underwear among Rezko complaintsFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Eeeewww. It's enough to make a man go commando. Former gubernatorial fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko is being forced to share underwear with other inmates of the Metropol...
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Why kids are still locked upFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A shortage of electronic monitoring bracelets is causing scores of juvenile detainees who are eligible for home monitoring to stay locked up in a detention center. As re...
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Gun control push renewedFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and other elected officials pointed to the fatal shootings at Northern Illinois University and a Lane Bryant store as reasons to act as they ...
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Obama cuts into Clinton supportFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Exit polls in Wisconsin offered ominous warnings for Sen. Hillary Clinton as she tries to reconstitute her political base in Ohio, Texas and elsewhere. Obama defeated he...
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Lawmakers await state budgetFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- On one hand, state lawmakers say Gov. Rod Blagojevich needs to own up to the state's financial problems and propose some belt-tightening. On the other, th...
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Veteran prosecutor Mitchell Mars made big dent on OutfitFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Federal prosecutor Mitchell A. Mars who sent Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo and other big-name mobsters to prison, has died of lung cancer, officials announ...
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New Northwestern University music buildingFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Northwestern University has announced construction of a new $90 million music building that will have the latest technology and a 400-seat recital hall. The 116,000-squa...