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| IL Library Systems Merging as They Await Funding |
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Nine library systems that link hundreds of libraries around the state plan to merge into two systems at least in part because of a slowdown in state funding.
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| State Groups Have Something to Say about Quinn's Budget |
(IRN)-The idea of school consolidation appeals to Emily Miller, policy and government affairs coordinator for the Better Government Association, but she says it should be just the starting point of streamlining: "You can look at townships, for example, and determine whether or not they're actually serving a purpose and talk about consolidating those local governments," she said.
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| Kirk Calls for Stricter Iran Sanctions |
(IRN)-Bi-partisan members of Congress, including an Illinois senator, are supporting a measure that aims to toughen sanctions against businesses that have relations with Iran.
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| Quinn Wants Borrowing to Fix Budget |
(IRN)-Governor Pat Quinn plans to borrow $8.7 billion to pay the state's debt.
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| Reaction to Quinn's Budget Address |
(IRN)-Lawmakers had plenty to say after the governor unveiled his ideas for next year’s state budget.
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| Master Facilities Committee Reviews Architects |
A lengthy discussion ensued, but a Galesburg School Board committee has ranked the four architects that could do the first $30 million worth of work in the district's new Master Facilities Plan.
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| Officials: Illinois Fewer Than 1K Road Fatalities |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois officials say the state had 923 traffic fatalities last year, the second straight year that the number of roadway deaths has been below 1,000.
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| Drew Peterson Hearing Being Telecast Live |
OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) -- Although Drew Peterson won't attend a hearing on a hearsay law affecting his upcoming murder trial, a live television camera will be there.
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| Lawmaker Wants House Vote on Closing Chicago Locks |
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- A showdown is brewing in Congress over whether to close shipping locks in the Chicago area in hopes of keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
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| Deere's Profit Jumps on Strong North America Sales |
NEW YORK (AP) -- Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of agricultural equipment, says its fiscal first-quarter net income more than doubled, driven by growing sales of large farm machinery in the U.S. and Canada.
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