Articles filed under Illinois
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Governor has new reasons for casinosSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- When Gov. Rod Blagojevich backed a casinos-for-construction deal last week, it marked the second time in recent months he'd reneged on a campaign promise ...
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Teenager cleared in Pontiac school gun caseSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - PONTIAC -- A judge has cleared a teenager in a gun incident that led authorities to lock down a central Illinois high school last month. Associate Judge Robert Travers o...
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State leaders talk a lot, accomplish little in meetingSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The politicians who run Illinois are talking to each other again, but still agreeing on little when it comes to new roads, more casinos, broader health care coverage and...
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Briefs: Hastert won't quit soonSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Congressman Dennis Hastert said Tuesday he still hasn't decided whether he'll vacate his seat before his term ends in January 2009, but scoffed at speculation he might q...
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Illinois scores nudge up, but state standing fallsSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Elementary and middle school students made across-the-board gains this year in math and more modest progress in reading, national test results released Tue...
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Madigan: Blagojevich lawsuit seeks 'rule by single man'Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State Capitol feuding has escalated with House Speaker Michael Madigan blasting the governor's lawsuit over special sessions as an assault on the Constitu...
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Madigan expecting 2nd childSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she and her cartoonist husband are expecting their second child. The 41-year-old is due in March. She has been married to Pat...
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Justice Department sues state on immigrant workers protectionSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors filed suit against the state of Illinois Monday, claiming a law that could shield immigrant workers from verification undermines immigration enforcem...
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Clues to how Obama would play his hand as president can be found in poker styleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Barack Obama's triumph in the 2004 U.S. Senate race earned him a memorable send-off from his friends in the Illinois legislature-- they emptied his wallet...
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Gambling's future brighter in Illinois, but still uncertainSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- All the pieces could be, just might be, falling into place for major gambling expansion in Illinois. Lawmakers desperately want money for transportation p...