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Secretary of State camera stolen from Elgin facilityAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A camera part holding images of 300 driver's licenses was stolen in a Wednesday night burglary at the Elgin secretary of state facility, officials said Thursday. A ribbo...
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A million dollars for this state budget?Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The long, strange, increasingly expensive quest for a state budget took yet another odd political twist Thursday when Chicago officials reportedly began l...
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Illinois State Fair set to open todayAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A farmyard scene sculpted of butter, a contest for the best "breakfast on a stick," and harness races at the Grandstand. Yes, it's Illinois State Fair tim...
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Dairy discoveryAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. -- Distinguishing one lumbering, black-and-white Holstein cow from another on a dairy near this southeast Nebraska town is like trying to spot the differen...
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Not all saying Cheers! to wine dealAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - How wine is bought and sold in Illinois could change under a proposal lawmakers approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Rod Blagojevich. And while most Illinois ...
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Study: System leaves some children unvaccinatedAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- For children whose health insurance doesn't cover newly recommended shots, it's better to have no insurance at all, a new study suggests. Free vaccines are av...
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Judge won't lower bond for SIU student in threat caseAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A judge sided with prosecutors Friday and refused to reduce the $1 million bond for a Southern Illinois University student accused of writing a note thr...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Bigger police force needs funding: A jump in felony arrests in 2006 meant Villa Park police had to work longer hours to investigate those cases. Now some village trustee...
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Stalled budget affecting disabledAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD-- The Illinois budget impasse means hundreds of disabled former state employees won't get their workers' compensation checks on time, providing an early exam...
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Sen. Dan Cronin wants to remove governor from officeAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican state Sen. Dan Cronin plans to launch a long-shot effort next week to give voters the chance to remove Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office. The Elmhur...