Articles filed under Political Figures
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Report: Blagojevich recorded in federal probeDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal investigators have made covert tape recordings of Gov. Rod Blagojevich as part of their corruption investigation of his administration, according to a published ...
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Blagojevich defends taking state plane to PhillyDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just days after shuttering several state parks and historic sites and asking for understanding from Illinoisans amid bleak economic times, Gov. Rod Blagoje...
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Congresswoman mistakenly hangs up on ObamaDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - MIAMI _ When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a hoax. So Republican Rep. Ileana R...
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DuPage school districts left waiting for state to pay its billsDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The state's three-month delay in paying its bills has left area school districts scrambling to cover their own expenses, threatening vital services such as transportatio...
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Kirk splits from Durbin, opposes Ryan clemency bidDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The topsy-turvy tale of George Ryan's efforts to get out of federal prison becomes a bit more twisted by the day. On Tuesday, Republican Congressman Mark K...
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Local schools awaiting millions from stateDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The state's inability to pay its bills is putting the squeeze on local school districts, threatening vital areas like transportation and special education. The state is ...
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Durbin to Bush: Let ex-Gov. George Ryan go homeDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Gov. George Ryan has served 13 months of a 61/2-year sentence for of steering lucrative taxpayer business to insiders who gave him and his family cash, gifts and ...
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Clinton supporters laud Secretary of State nodDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Several ardent local Hillary Clinton supporters are cheering her coming role representing the nation abroad as Secretary of State, even if their first choice was to put ...
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Rezko to be sentenced Jan. 6Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday set a Jan. 6 sentencing for Antoin "Tony" Rezko but it remained unclear whether the political fundraiser is helping the federal investigation ...
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State execs disappointed by budget cutsDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - NORMAL -- Officials of Illinois State University are expressing disappointment at Gov. Rod Blagojevich's decision to take back a $2.1 million increase planned for fiscal...