Articles filed under Illinois
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Downstate drivers have toll troubles tooJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Carla Meier was stunned to receive a $62 tollway fine recently, especially since the infractions occurred when she couldn't drive. "I broke my foot," sai...
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'Dirty bomb' suspect Padilla and 2 others to be sentenced this weekJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- Jose Padilla has spent more than five years in custody, first as a purported "dirty bomb" plotter and then for allegedly being part of a support cell for Islami...
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Chasing toll cheats can be profitableJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Tollway officials have long said the purpose of the high fines levied on toll cheats is not to make money. But they are making money -- lots of it -- just the same. The ...
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Public funding of elections would be a change for the betterJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Change. Change. Change. Change. Change. How? How? How? How? How? I'm glad you asked. First, do some harm -- and I mean real harm. Break the system we now have where e...
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2007 ended with Illinois owing record amountJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state of Illinois ended 2007 with the bills it owed reaching a record amount, according to the comptroller's office. A report released by Comptroller ...
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Cleanup begins after first January tornadoes in 57 yearsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Bill Lischka was sitting and drinking coffee at the Boone County Family Restaurant in Caledonia when he heard an uncommon sound for January: a tornado siren. "Next thing...
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Having something to prove in New HampshireJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- With Democratic hopeful Barack Obama poised to notch his second win in five days, Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney scrapped for success on the...
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Toll officials draw a blank on cheats tallyJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - How many tollway drivers don't pay tolls? How much money do toll cheats owe the state tollway? Pose these questions to Illinois tollway officials and they can't give an ...
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Briefs: An Olympic pep talkJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President Bush says Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics will make America proud. Bush met Monday morning with the city's organizing committee and members of the U...
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A bit of springtime in JanuaryJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A brief respite from winter's bitter chill known as a January thaw is not uncommon. But the weather much of the Midwest has experienced the last few days is more like a ...