Articles filed under Illinois
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Guns at high school part of drug deal, police allegeAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - PONTIAC -- Two high school students arrested after six handguns were found at their school were charged as adults Wednesday in an alleged plan to sell the weapons for mo...
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State must invest in its infrastructureAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Like cash-strapped parents faced with finding new income sources or trimming household spending to pay college tuition for their children, our state lawmakers face tough...
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SIU president disputes allegations he plagiarized dissertationAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard _ a former congressman _ said he didn't plagiarize his doctoral dissertation, disputing claims he lifted sections fr...
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Father: Son calm after knife attackAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - BOULDER, Colo. -- A University of Colorado student whose throat was slashed by a former mental patient was remarkably composed while emergency crews treated him, his fat...
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State's SAT scores buck national trendAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Average math and reading SAT scores fell four points for the high school class of 2007 to their lowest mark since 1999 -- although students in Illinois bucked the trend....
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Madigan: Suit a waste of resourcesAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday labeled the governor's lawsuit against him an unnecessary distraction as pressing budgetary problems remain unresolved. "It is ...
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Guns found at Pontiac high schoolAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Police aren't sure what was planned for six handguns found at Pontiac High School. The guns weren't loaded and students didn't have ammunition. Still, the weapons, found...
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New law prevents sex offenders from voting at schoolsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - People convicted of sex crimes against children are now prohibited from entering and voting at schools. The legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich me...
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Endangered dragonfly making last Illinois standAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - LEMONT - Dan Soluk is walking the floor of the Des Plaines River valley near Lemont when one appears. Among the swarms of other insects, the distinctive helicopte...
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Children? Or are we 'adult-centered'?Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Kids just aren't as big a part of American life as they used to be. Americans' child-free years are expanding as empty-nest seniors live longer and more young adults del...