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4 hrs ago | 6 ABC

He was appointed by Rod Blagojevich during his impeachment scandal.

A Democratic official says Roland Burris will not run for a full Senate term in 2010.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Roland Burris, Democrat, Illinois, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

8 hrs ago | EDGEnewyork.com News Feed

Congressman, Iraq Vet Pushes DADT Repeal

Pennsylvania Representative Patrick Murphy, who in 2006 was the first Iraq veteran to be elected to Congress, has taken up sponsorship of a bill that would repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The bill's original sponsor, Ellen Tauscher, has left Congress to accept a post in the Obama administration, reported Philadelphia newspaper The Intelligencer in ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Patrick Murphy, Democrat, Republican, Tim Murphy, Life, Veteran Affairs, 2008 Presidential Election, Illinois

13 hrs ago | KSDK NewsChannel 5

Madison County man accused of breaking baby's ribs

A southwestern Illinois man is jailed on $500,000 after being accused of breaking an infant's ribs.

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17 hrs ago | MyFoxChicago

U of I Chancellor on The Hot Seat

University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman testified Monday that he had the best interests of the school in mind when he pushed for admitting politically connected, underqualified applicants.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Audit blasts ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich

An audit has harsh conclusions for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying his administration showed "a lack of due diligence" when granting $1 million promised to a church that ended up with a private school in downtown Chicago.

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WAND-TV Decatur

Dillard announces run for Ill. governor

State Sen. Kirk Dillard is running for Illinois governor. Dillard made it official Wednesday at a news conference in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale.

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

NBC Channel 5

Blago's Chief of Staff Pleads Guilty

John Harris, the chief of staff under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, has followed through on his promise to plead guilty and support the prosecution's case against the former governor.

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Related Topix: Rod Blagojevich, US Governors, Illinois

Las Vegas Sun

Aide: Ill. atty gen. won't run for gov., Senate

An aide says Illinois' powerful attorney general, Lisa Madigan, has decided not to run for governor or U.S. Senate.

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

Daily Chronicle

Quinn still pushing his budget plan

Unable to agree with legislative leaders on how to clean up the state's budget mess, Gov.

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WQAD

Durbin offers recommendations of US attorneys, marshals in central, southern Ill.

Sen. Dick Durbin has sent President Barack Obama his short list of the people he thinks should be the U.S. attorneys and marshals for central and southern Illinois.

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

Tue Jul 07, 2009

ABC7 Chicago

Chrysler to resume operations at Ill. plant

Chrysler plans to restart production at a northern Illinois plant and is recalling hundreds of workers.

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KBTX-TV Bryan

Illinois Government Employees Get Layoff Notices

The state of Illinois is starting the process of laying off 2,600 employees to help balance the state budget.

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WQAD

Cement company shuts down stretch of an Ill. river popular with rafters

A cement company has closed a piece of the Vermilion River in north-central Illinois that's popular with whitewater rafters.

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Cbs2chicago.com

Gov. Quinn To Unveil State Budget Cuts Tuesday

Share + Jul 6, 2009 5:47 pm US/Central 1 of 1 Gov. Pat Quinn takes his veto stamp to the budget plan submitted to him by Illinois lawmakers on July 1, 2009.

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KWQC-TV Davenport

Ill. fireworks show injuries being investigated

State official are investigating an accident at a central Illinois fireworks show that injured at least three people.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Hawaii woman charged after ignoring Iowa barricade

Cedar Rapids police have arrested a Hawaii woman after officials say she drove a stolen car from Illinois around a barricade at a deadly accident.

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WQAD

Union County investigators say southern Ill. man killed in chain saw accident

Authorities say a 57-year-old southern Illinois man died in a weekend accident involving a chain saw on his property.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

WMAQ-TV

Radar Cameras Out in Force for 4th

Police are planning a big speeding crackdown for the long 4th of July weekend, one of the busiest travel times of the year, and they plan to use one of their favorite weapons: speed cameras.

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ABC7 Chicago

Different governor, but same gridlock at Capitol

Illinois got a new governor six months ago, but sometimes it seems little else has changed in state government.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, US Governors

PittsburghLIVE.com

Senators: Appointed & anointed

Salena Zito covers politics for the Trib. She can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7879. Thanks to vacancies created by last fall's election, then-president-elect Barack Obama faced the drama of finding credible, re-electable bodies to fill those seats.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, US Governors, Senator Roland Burris

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