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Ex-Ill. gov. to answer revised corruption charges
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich heads to court Wednesday to answer a revised batch of charges that he schemed to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and swap official favors for campaign money.Federal marshals blocked off the courthouse sidewalk to give Blagojevich a clear path to and from his car and avoid the swirling ...
Illinois Universities Make Plea For State Money
Public universities are worried about making payroll and depleting their schools' reserves as Illinois' financial condition worsens because the state isn't giving them the money they've been promised, officials said Tuesday.
Madigan, Cullerton To Help Quinn Pick Running Mate
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says Democratic legislative leaders will help choose Gov.
29-year-old central Illinois alderman dies days after heart surgery
A 29-year-old central Illinois alderman is dead after having surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat.
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Moderate snowfall closes schools, leads to numerous accidents on central Ill. roads
Schools across central Illinois are closed and police are handling dozens of accidents as snow continues to fall.
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Ex-girlfriend: Cohen no good for office
Scott Lee Cohen has no place in public office, his ex-girlfriend said in a statement from her attorney.
Illinois announces Medicaid managed care pilot
The state of Illinois is planning a pilot project to enroll Medicaid recipients in six counties in managed care, an effort being criticized by advocates for the developmentally disabled.
Mahomet-Police are asking for your help to find a man who robbed a bank. It happened last month when a man walked in to Busey Bank in Mahomet He showed the teller a gun and demanded money.
Time to let go of the lt. governor
Democratic party leaders in Illinois wanted to move the primary date up a while ago to help Illinois Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Rockford man freed after murder charges dismissed seeks pardon
An attorney for a Rockford man who spent 13 years in prison before his murder conviction was thrown out says he has asked for a pardon.
White House meeting to deal with Asian carp threat
Three governors will meet with President Barack Obama's chief science adviser Monday in Washington to discuss strategy for preventing Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.
Illinois man sentenced after admitting filing false accident report to escape jury duty
Federal authorities in Rockford say a man who reportedly faked an accident to avoid jury duty in U.S. District Court won't have to sit on a panel.
Gov. Quinn might want to run from his running mate
Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Scott Lee Cohen speaks during an interview WTTW television studio in Chicago, Thursday, Feb.
David Broder: The Option Is Obama's
It was toward the end of President Obama's riveting visit on Jan. 29 with the House Republicans in Baltimore - a rare 90 minutes of candor on both sides that produced the most fascinating and revealing politics in memory - when Rep.
Illinois police ask motorists not to drink and drive on Super Bowl Sunday
The director of the Illinois State Police is asking those celebrating the Super Bowl this weekend not to drink and drive, to choose a designated driver or call a taxi to make sure they arrive home safely.
For-profit mental institutions cost...
Illinois taxpayers spend more than $122 million a year to care for the mentally ill in privately run, for-profit nursing homes -- a system largely rejected elsewhere over costs, concerns about residents' rights and quality of care.
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More study needed to halt Illinois job slump, economist says
Illinois is mired in a deep employment recession that could linger for years unless the state unravels the roots of its nearly decade-long job slump, a new study by a University of Illinois economist warns.
U Of I Faculty Assist In Evaluating US Food Security Programs
On Tuesday, representatives of the Eastern Illinois Foodbank shared results of a national study sponsored by Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
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Coroner says Ill. man trapped in trash chute suffocated because he was upside down
A central Illinois coroner says a man found dead in an apartment trash chute died accidentally.
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Fire departments in Illinois to receive more than $2.2 million in grant money
Fire departments and emergency medical services across Illinois are to receive more than $2.2 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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