Articles filed under Illinois
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House panel OKs amendment giving free rides to seniorsJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to give seniors free rides on public transit cleared an Illinois House committee today but still hangs in the balance when lawmakers return t...
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Some seniors don't want free ridesJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Not all seniors citizens back the governor's proposal to offer free public transportation to those 65 and older in Illinois. Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to rally support ...
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The state will pay for all students to take pre-ACTJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A new initiative will allow all students in public high schools to take tests that prepare them to take the ACT, a national college entrance exam administered to all jun...
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Should prep athletes be tested for performance-enhancing drugs?Jan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Student athletes who compete in Illinois High School Association postseason events will be subject to random tests for performance-enhancing drugs starting next fall. Th...
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Ash borer strikes again: Bug spotted in south suburbJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The ongoing fight against the dreaded emerald ash borer beetle has spread to the southern suburbs. State officials say the tree-killing beetle has been spotted in Geneva...
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Northwestern in demandJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A record 25,000 students have applied for Northwestern University's fall 2008 freshman class. Northwestern officials said that number could go higher as the university c...
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Casino warrant checks net hundredsJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - More than 300 Illinois casino patrons were arrested in 2007 as a result of criminal warrant checks and four additional people were arrested for being unregistered sex of...
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Rezko's defense wants copies of phone callsJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Defense attorneys for one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's leading fundraisers asked a federal judge Tuesday for tapes of phone conversations between the government's star witn...
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Student smokers form group to roll back college smoking restrictionsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - JOLIET -- 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 be...
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Not all seniors may get a free ride after allJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich may have promised free public transportation for every senior citizen in Illinois, but the fine print of his deal appears to come up ...