Articles filed under Illinois
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Durbin way ahead in cashJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin already has $7.3 million in his campaign fund as he prepares for a November general election where he is a heavy favorite. The Springfield Democrat, who...
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Group to sell tiny pieces of Lincoln landJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - LERNA -- The owners of farmland once owned by Abraham Lincoln want to give people a chance to own a little piece of history -- a very little piece. The Friends of the Ab...
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Absentee ballots absent in some countiesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Everywhere in Illinois, voters are heading to polling places early to pick their candidates ahead of the Feb. 5 primary election. However, at least six Il...
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Clinton's meddling in free markets would harm the economyJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Recessions happen. The stock market rises and falls. The question ought not be about how the market is doing today, but about its net gain over the years. Investing is a...
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Briefs:Derailment causes delaysJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A freight train derailment near Antioch early Thursday caused temporary delays on Metra, officials said. The freight train carrying coal was headed to Green Bay, Wis., o...
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Another surgery for EbertJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - After undergoing a series of cancer surgeries, film critic Roger Ebert says he'll have yet another operation today. According to a statement in the Chicago Sun-Times, th...
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Great Lakes restoration program gets fundingJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Wetlands in the Great Lakes region will receive a helping hand from a government and private-sector collaboration established to restore and protect the freshwater ecosy...
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Park district mechanic dies after being crushed by heavy machineryJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - JOLIET -- Authorities say a Joliet Park District mechanic is dead after being crushed by a piece of heavy machinery near a maintenance shed at a district golf course. Fi...
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Seniors register for ridesJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - State officials said about 4,000 senior citizens have registered for a new program that will allow the elderly to ride public transit for free. During a news conference ...
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Blagojevich renews efforts to keep F-16s in SpringfieldJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Governor Rod Blagojevich is again asking the U.S. Air Force to keep 15 F-16 fighter planes at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. In a letter this week,...