Articles filed under Rod Blagojevich
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Lawmakers raise vehicle registration fee $1 to buy new cop carsNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers voted to raise vehicle registration fees by $1 in order to come up with money to replace aging Illinois State Police cars. The increase, ap...
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Union files third lawsuit over Pontiac prisonNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ The union that represents workers at a central Illinois prison filed another lawsuit Wednesday trying to stop the state from closing the facility until safet...
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Economy, smoking ban snuff casino profitsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A sinking economy and state smoking ban have combined to torpedo Illinois casinos, whose take from gamblers plummeted more than 25 percent last month compa...
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Obama to give up Senate seat this SundayNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he will resign from the Senate effective Sunday. In a statement, the junior Illinois senator called his four-year term "...
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Durbin has a favored Obama replacement -- but he's not talkingNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Dick Durbin isn't saying whom he'd like to have as an Illinois colleague in the U.S. Senate, but made it clear Tuesday he has someone in mind and plans on ...
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All FamilyCare coverage ended until judge rulesNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Blagojevich administration has stopped payment on most state-subsidized health care, asking a judge to clarify his order to shut down an illegal expan...
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Powerbroker Cellini due in court FridayNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal prosecutors say indicted Illinois power broker William Cellini Sr. is scheduled to appear in court on Friday. Randall Samborn is a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Pa...
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State makes grants for Alzheimer's diseaseNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The state of Illinois will make $190,000 in grants to help research, treat and prevent Alzheimer's disease. The money comes from donations Illinois taxpayers made on the...
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Voters push change at White House, but not statehouseNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban voters turned out in droves to back Barack Obama's message of "change" last week, but on the state front, they sent back to Springfield nearly all...
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Obama mum on Senate replacementNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - If President-elect Barack Obama has a person in mind to fill his shoes in the Senate representing Illinois, he isn't naming him or her publicly. "I think there are going...