Articles filed under Rod Blagojevich
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New Senate president raises hopesNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers don't hear much good news these days. The budget is falling apart. Schools are struggling. Top leaders are feuding. So the selection of...
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Judge blocks layoffs at Pontiac prisonNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has temporarily blocked the state from laying off workers at a central Illinois prison it plans to close by the end of the year. Livingston County Judge R. Micha...
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Appeals court: Governor must turn over subpoenasNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich must comply with a freedom of information request and turn over to the Better Government Association subpoenas sent to his administration by federal...
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Durbin: Chicago prosecutor has his full supportNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday he will recommend another term for corruption-busting federal prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald if he wants to stay on as Chicago's U.S. atto...
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Governor talks to possible Obama replacementsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Gov. Rod Blagojevich is talking with some of the candidates to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, but he's giving few hints about his...
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Carpool lanes approved for state tollwaysNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Tollway officials are leaping forward with plans to update two major interchanges and carve out a lane across the system for carpoolers, gas sippers and big spenders. Go...
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Ill. Senate Democrats pick Cullerton as new leaderNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ Illinois Senate Democrats picked Chicagoan John Cullerton to become their leader, part of a shake-up Wednesday that could change the atmosphere at a stateh...
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Rally in favor of keeping open the Pontiac prisonNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Opponents of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to close Pontiac Correctional Center took their concerns to Springfield. Standing outside the state Capitol on We...
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Economy swamps suburban hospitals with depression, substance abuseNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A suburban man who had lost his job and was losing his home was contemplating suicide. Driving along, he thought of swerving into oncoming traffic and ending it all. Res...
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State DCFS racking up OT after layoffsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services says it needs child-abuse investigators working overtime to make up for workers it lays off amid b...