Articles filed under Illinois
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Countrywide under Illinois probe, NY Times saysDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The home loan unit of Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, is under investigation by Illinois' attorney general over dubious lending...
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Patterson's co-defendant has conviction erasedDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - A federal appeals court overturned an alleged drug dealer's conviction Wednesday, saying he could not get a fair trial because of shouting, swearing and other courtroom ...
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State worker put on leave during locker investigationDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - An Illinois Secretary of State employee is on unpaid leave while investigators unravel why uncashed checks, car titles and other documents were found in her former stora...
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President pardons New Athens man convicted in 1959Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW ATHENS -- A little over two years ago, James Albert Bodendieck Sr. learned that to renew his gun holder's license he would need a presidential pardon for his convict...
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Officials: State worker linked to car titles on unpaid leaveDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois Secretary of State employee is on unpaid leave while investigators unravel why uncashed checks, car titles and other documents were found in h...
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Drew Peterson asks public to help with his legal defenseDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Drew Peterson is asking the public for financial help with his legal defense. The former Bolingbrook police sergeant suspected in his wife's disappearance has set up a W...
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Obama, Winfrey hear cheers that symbolize a magnificent changeDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- It is 1,134 miles and 53 years since Jerome Schlicter, a teacher, walked into my eighth-grade classroom and held up The New York Times. The headline ...
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Madigan pitches gambling plan to fix cash woesDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - With a mass transit doomsday just weeks away, one of the state's top Democrats lent his support to a massive gambling expansion Monday in hopes of keeping the buses and ...
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Feds to Metra: Transit gridlock might kill rail upgrades, new projectsDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Gridlock in Springfield could lead to disastrous consequences for Chicago-area mass transit even beyond higher fares and service cuts, federal lawmakers warned today. Th...
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State legislators propose Chicago casino, slots at Arlington ParkDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A gambling plan to pay for road, bridge and school construction was unveiled by Democratic leaders Monday and could be put to a vote as soon as next week. ...