Articles filed under Illinois
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Lincoln's stock shooting upSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - HODGENVILLE, Ky. -- The iconic image of Abraham Lincoln's sullen face drawn with a beard and topped with a trademark stovepipe hat will soon have the commercial draw of ...
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Date set for James Degorski's trial in Brown's Chicken caseSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A second man is scheduled to stand trial for the Brown's Chicken slayings early next year. A Cook County judge set a Feb. 13 trial date for James Degorski, the 34-year-...
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Midway to close runway in next round of repairsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Midway International Airport's busiest runway will undergo an extensive, 56-hour restoration project next week after aviation officials decided to redo nearly 130 epoxy ...
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Iraqi leader expects good marks from U.S.Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister said Monday he expects the U.S. ambassador and military commander to give his government favorable marks when they report to Congress ne...
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By the numbers: Deficient bridges in the areaSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at the deficient bridges in the counties serviced by the Daily Herald. COOK • 180 of 1,581 bridges structurally deficient (11.4 percent) • 26 toll bridges....
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Winners & losers in budget battleSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Politics aside, here are examples of other interests and issues that were made winners or losers by lawmakers and Gov. Rod Blagojevich over the past eight...
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How do you know the bridge is safe?Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinoisans who want to know about the safety of local bridges can't get the information easily. Deciphering what they do get is even harder. The Illinois...
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Little gained in OT sessionSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Talk about letdowns. Back in January, lawmakers began their work with the grandest of expectations. Illinois was going to fix education funding, shore up ...
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Blagojevich approves loan program to fight ash borersSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich approved a loan program to help northern Illinois towns reforest areas hit by the tree-killing emerald ash borer. The bil...
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Wright house gets new home stateSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - ACME, Pa. -- Western Pennsylvania has long been home to two of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's best known works, Kentuck Knob and Fallingwater. Now, a third Wrig...