Articles filed under Rod Blagojevich
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DCFS cuts jobs, not workloadNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state's child-welfare agency, preparing to cut almost 200 employees amid a budget crisis, says it needs remaining staff members punching in on overtim...
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State budget crashing; governor looks to feds, lenders, cutsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - With an ever-widening budget gap of $2 billion, Gov. Rod Blagojevich is seeking sweeping authority to cut state programs, including education. "Today we have more diffi...
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AG Madigan: 'Less than zero' chance for Senate nodNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the chance is "less than zero" that Gov. Rod Blagojevich will offer her President-elect Barack Obama's former seat in the U.S...
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Blagojevich seeks new power to address budget woesNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Facing a growing hole in the state budget, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that he will seek authority to cut spending, including education money, by up...
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Unsealed docs detail profanity-laced fraud schemeNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge on Monday unsealed eight documents detailing profanity-laced talks secretly taped by witness Stuart Levine as he planned with former political powerhouse...
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Rep. Danny Davis interested in Obama's Senate seatNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Danny Davis said Sunday that he wants to replace Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois. The Illinois Democrat's declaration came the same day Presid...
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Where are they now? A look at Election Day's runners-upNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - In the days following an election, Americans look ahead and talk about the plans and promises put forth by our newly chosen political leaders. Little thought usually is ...
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Springfield power broker pleads not guilty to chargesNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois power broker William Cellini today pleaded not guilty to charges that he helped engineer the attempted extortion of an investment banker in an effort to extract...
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Geneva gets new science facility through state helpNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Geneva will soon be home to the science and technology campus of a French company that already has a facility in Gurnee. Roquette America will break ground on the new ca...
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Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills nears $4 billionNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ The state's backlog of unpaid bills has reached a new record of nearly $4 billion, creating a "potentially catastrophic" situation for both state governmen...