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58 min ago | FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

Ill. suspect pleads guilty in death of man who was beaten with fire extinguisher

One of two suspects accused of killing a southern Illinois man by hitting him in the head with a fire extinguisher has pleaded guilty.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Illinois

5 hrs ago | KPLR-11

Man wounded, 5 jailed after shootout outside Ill. strip club

A shootout in the parking lot of a southern Illinois strip club has left one man wounded and five in jail.

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12 hrs ago | WICD

Accused spree killer changes mind on possible guilty plea in Ill. death

A man charged in a two-state killing spree will be tried in the hometown of the first person he's accused of killing.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Illinois

20 hrs ago | The Daily Gazette

Governor candidates split on health care

CHICAGO – Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt out if it can, a position rejected by Democrats Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Chicago Metro, US News, Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Joannejacobs.com

Black leader attacks union 'gang'

The Chicago Teachers' Union is a gang , charged James Meeks, chair of the Illinois Senate Education committee and pastor of Salem Baptist Church, in an Oct.

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Philadelphia's WB 17

On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois Congressman Abraham Lincoln won the presidency

Today is Friday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2009. There are 55 days left in the year.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Illinois, 2008 Presidential Election, Toccoa Falls College

WSLS-TV Roanoke

States With Jobless Rates Of 8.5 Percent And Above

Legislation President Barack Obama is set to sign Friday would extend unemployment insurance benefits by 14 weeks for jobless people in all states who have exhausted their benefits.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, District of Columbia Government, Washington DC, Illinois

Belleville News

Illinois lawmaker wants Mississippi levees raised

U.S. Rep. Phil Hare has presented a congressional committee with 7,000 signatures seeking higher Mississippi River levees.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Phil Hare, Democrat, Illinois, Natural Disasters, Flood

WQAD

Program that targets safe teen driving in Illinois honored

A teenage driver safety program run by the Illinois Department of Transportation has been recognized for using peer programming to try to reduce the number of teen driving-related deaths.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WWTC-AM Eagan

The Off-Year Elections and the Politics of the Obvious

What strikes me about politics over the past couple of years is how obvious it all has been.

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Related Topix: Illinois, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, 2008 Presidential Election, Opinion

FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

Man arrested in Illinois accused of helping dispose of body of man whose bones found in Ohio

A man arrested in suburban Chicago is accused of gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence involving a skeleton found in southwest Ohio in 2007.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Illinois

Illinois Government News Network

IDHS Surveying Illinoisans to Gain Valuable Information About Diabetes

" The Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois State Diabetes Commission have launched an on-line survey to gain information about diabetes in Illinois.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Diabetes, Illinois

WQAD

Southern Ill. doctor admits illegally dispensing Methadone; clinics acknowledge

Federal prosecutors say a southern Illinois doctor has agreed to surrender his medical license after admitting he illegally dispensed methadone, tampered with a witness and obstructed justice.

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Related Topix: Methadone, Medicine, Medication, Illinois

WGN-TV Chicago

U. of Ill. holding some jobs open as it waits for almost $317 million in state funding

The University of Illinois has received only a small fraction of the $317 million it is owed by the state for this fiscal year and has effectively frozen many open positions.

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Politico

Kirk: How can I get Sarah to like me?

Mark Kirk sent a memo to Fred Malek seeking advice on how to acquire a 'quick and decisive' endorsement from Sarah Palin.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mark Steven Kirk, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Illinois, 2008 Presidential Election

Wed Nov 04, 2009

WICS

IL--Quinn-Lawmaker's Wife ,0123

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's office says a state lawmaker's wife was the best of 51 applicants for a post on the Pollution Control Board.

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WBIR-TV

Vote clears way for Ill. abortion notification law

Illinois is allowed to start enforcing a long-debated parental notification law for teen girls seeking abortions after more than a decade of legal challenges.

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WQAD

Ill. GOP cracking down on negative ads, emboldened about chances to in 2010

The Illinois Republican Party is feeling positive about its chances to win key elections next year after a GOP rout in governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Illinois

Lincoln Daily News

Department of Revenue posts 100 most delinquent taxpayers on Web

On Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Revenue posted the names of 100 businesses and individuals that collectively owe the state at least $6.3 million.

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WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Jim Ryan returns to run for governor

A candidate from the past has returned to run for Illinois governor. Jim Ryan said Tuesday he has more experience than the other candidates seeking the Republican nomination.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, US Governors

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