Articles filed under Illinois
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Hail, high winds pummel parts of IllinoisOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Quick-moving storms drove across the state Thursday, delivering high winds, hail and tornado warnings and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said. The National...
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SIUE faculty senate calls for Poshard's resignationOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- The faculty senate at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville passed a resolution Thursday asking for the system's embattled president to resign over p...
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Briefs: Slain boy wasn't targetOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago police say the bullet that killed 10-year-old Arthur Jones several blocks from his South Side home Wednesday was probably meant for someone else. "At this point,...
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Briefs: Senators want a hearingOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois' two U.S. senators called on federal regulators Wednesday to hold a public hearing on a proposed wastewater permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works mill that recentl...
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Governor's income dropsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his wife's combined income dropped last year, although they made money off a major campaign contributor. After getting a six-mont...
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Official under Blagojevich resignsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A high-level official in an agency under Gov. Rod Blagojevich has resigned during a review of his ties to a company doing business with the state. Mark Ko...
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Ex-House Speaker Hastert to step downOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican aides said Thursday that former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert will resign soon rather than complete his term 15 months from now, but Hastert himself refused...
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Warm, dry September increases drought conditions in parts of stateOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says a warm, dry September increased drought conditions in southern and central Illinois. State climatologist...
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Blagojevich banks on big-ticket fundraiserOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is revving up the fundraising machine that gave him a huge advantage in his two campaigns for governor but also has been a flashpoint for allegation...
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Challenges exist despite Clean Water ActOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - When Tom Linblade began canoeing the Fox River decades ago, he knew what to expect come midsummer. When the weather was hot and the water slow, the river would turn pea-...