Articles filed under Illinois
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Party tent cost $68,750Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' big day at the Rose Bowl included a $68,750 bill for a big party in a big tent. A report from the state auditor general indicates the university rented the ten...
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Congressman intercedes in immigration caseJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A widowed illegal immigrant who was allowed to stay in the U.S. to care for her paralyzed husband for 14 years faces deportation to France unless a congressman's last-di...
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FBI steps up murder probeJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The FBI says it is investigating "an ongoing gang problem" in the West suburban Maywood that is believed to be connected to the 2006 slaying of Thomas Wood, the first of...
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Transit funding support in questionJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Age-old rifts between Chicago and its suburbs, upstate and downstate have re-emerged at the Capitol, fueled by the lingering debate over whether the state...
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Former grade school principal acquitted in sexual assault caseJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- The former principal of a central Illinois elementary school has been acquitted of two counts of sexual assault. On Wednesday, a Peoria jury found John Walker ...
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Lawyer claims Stacy Peterson received racy cell phone messageJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities investigating the disappearance of a former suburban Chicago police officer's wife have obtained a warrant seeking information to identify who sent a racy te...
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Fossett's wife must testifyJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Adventurer Steve Fossett's wife must take the witness stand before the missing millionaire can be legally presumed dead, a Chicago judge said Wednesday. Fossett, 63, ren...
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Illinois bridges' gusset plates inspected and found to be safe, state officials sayJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois officials say all bridges getting ready for construction here are undergoing a special review to ensure they can handle the weight of extra const...
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Smoking group establishedJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - After being exiled to the Joliet Junior College parking lot because of new smoking restrictions, several friends did what comes naturally to students with a beef, they f...
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An Olympic-size price tagJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Organizers of the American bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics unveiled details of their plan Tuesday, promising a "spectacular" lakefront experience in the heart of the na...