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Governor starts expanding health care for young adultsAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich outlined part of his plan Thursday to expand the state's health insurance coverage for sick or injured young adults without approval from Illinois l...
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Students accused in death can enroll for fallAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Three students accused of setting off fireworks that led to the death of a Bradley University student will be allowed to enroll in classes for the fall semeste...
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Caterpillar to build engines in ChinaAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc. plans to build small and medium diesel engines in Wuxi, China, to expand manufacturing capacity in the world's fastest growing economy. Caterpillar is s...
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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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Media can help reduce suicide riskAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - We were deeply saddened by the death of Nimisha Tiwari and her children and extend our sympathies to the Tiwari family and Nimisha's parents. When lives suddenly end as ...
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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 ...