Articles filed under Illinois
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Governor relents on transit plan, if seniors can ride freeJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich dropped his avowed opposition to higher sales taxes and said Thursday he will go along with a proposed mass transit bailout, but only...
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How local lawmakers voted on transit bailoutJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a mass transit bailout backed, in part, by higher sales taxes in the suburbs. Because Gov. Rod Blagojevich...
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Lawmakers may need to clear up smoke banJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Confusion over the state's new smoking ban may force lawmakers to take up the issue again, said the suburban lawmaker who sponsored it. A state legislativ...
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Flooding forces hundreds from their east-central Illinois homesJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - WATSEKA -- Cisco Torres and his family of four prepared to take shelter at Trinity Church for a second night after muddy flood waters entered their Watseka home and dama...
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70 agents assigned to Peterson caseJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Although the case isn't getting as much attention as in past weeks, officials of the Illinois State Police said a team of agents continues to investigate the disappearan...
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Walgreens sees stock drop as an aberrationJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - After its shares dropped Wednesday to a 52-week low on the day of its annual shareholders meeting in Chicago, Walgreen Co. dusted itself off and its stock price rebounde...
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Romney, McCain heat up debateJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. --Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attempted to slow the momentum of rival John McCain Thursday in a high-stakes debate that focused on t...
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Illinois organ donor registry marks 3 million membersJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has announced a milestone for the state's organ donor registry, saying more than three million people signed up. White says the F...
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Supersize my vote: Illinois now part of the big pictureJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a few short weeks, in households across the suburbs, millions will gather for Super Bowl Sunday, pondering past halftime wardrobe malfunctions and grea...
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New Hampshire voters put a high value on characterJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The lesson of New Hampshire can be summarized in two simple words: Character counts. John McCain and Hillary Clinton left the Granite State Wednesda...