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       		<title>Abingdon School Board Approves Cuts in Response to Loss of State Funding</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:44:21 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[The Abingdon School Board is letting dozens of staff members go, some of them certified, and cutting programs as a way to make up for an anticipated loss of more than a half-million dollars in state revenue.]]></description>
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       		<title>Quinn Gives Budget Address; Gives Opportunity for Tax Increase -- AUDIO AVAILABLE HERE</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:14 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Pat Quinn is offering lawmakers an opportunity to raise the income tax.]]></description>
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       		<title>FIRST ON WGIL:  School Officials Favor Income Tax Increase</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:58 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[<b>FIRST REPORTED 3:00pm 3/10/10</b>  What turned out to be somewhat of a surprise proposal in Governor Pat Quinn's budget address might have been the best news of all for local school districts.]]></description>
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       		<title>FIRST ON WGIL: Moffitt Wanted to Hear More from Quinn</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:30:37 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[<b>FIRST REPORTED 3:00pm 3/10/10</b>  A local lawmaker says he believes Governor Pat Quinn did put the responsibility on lawmakers for passing his proposals for quelling a $13 billion budget deficit.]]></description>
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       		<title>Brady Criticizes Quinn&amp;#039;s Budget</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:24:09 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Republican candidate for governor Bill Brady has harsh words for Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to raise the state income tax.]]></description>
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       		<title>Lawmakers&amp;#039; Reaction Mixed on Quinn Budget Plan</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:22:54 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to raise the Illinois income tax is getting mixed reaction from lawmakers.]]></description>
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       		<title>U of I Chair:  State Neglecting Higher Ed</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:21:28 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- The chairman of the University of Illinois' board of trustees says the state budget unveiled by Gov. Pat Quinn calls into question Illinois' commitment to higher education.]]></description>
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       		<title>U of I Researching Three-Year Bachelor&amp;#039;s Degrees</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:17:42 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- The University of Illinois will look into ways to help students graduate in three years as it tries to save money and cut students' costs.]]></description>
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       		<title>IL Mom&amp;#039;s Lawsuit Blames Police in Sons&amp;#039; Deaths</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:15:45 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- A central Illinois woman is seeking $10 million in a lawsuit that accuses police of waiting too long to start looking for her two sons after they were taken by their father last year.]]></description>
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       		<title>Two Boys Found Safe After Alleged IL Abduction</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:52 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- Police in Decatur say two young boys have been found safe after an Amber Alert was issued in their apparent abduction.]]></description>
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       		<title>Blago to Appear on Letterman</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:10:37 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- It seems that one appearance with David Letterman wasn't enough for disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, even though the late-night host asked him bluntly, "Why, exactly, are you here?" on his first appearance.]]></description>
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       		<title>CDC Taps Shopper Card Data to Trace Salmonella Outbreak</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:01:55 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Investigators with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are using a new tool to help pinpoint the source of food-poisoning outbreaks: data gathered by grocery stores from shopper loyalty cards.]]></description>
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       		<title>Case Involving Northwestern Investigations in Court</title>
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       		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:09 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- A Cook County judge wants to hear from a man who Northwestern University journalism students say has been wrongly convicted of murder.]]></description>
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       		<title>Roseville Elementary School to Close</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:04 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[<b>FIRST REPORTED 9:58pm 3/9/10, UPDATED 9:28am 3/10/10</b>  Residents of the Monmouth-Roseville School District likely knew what the outcome would be, but didn't like it anyway.]]></description>
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       		<title>Quinn Budget to Mean Painful Choices for Illinois -- LIVE COVERAGE WEDNESDAY ON WGIL AND WGIL.COM</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:08:11 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn plans to propose a budget that would keep Illinois government afloat mostly by borrowing money and letting bills go unpaid.]]></description>
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       		<title>WEB EXTRA:  Proposed Cuts in Quinn&amp;#039;s Budget</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:06:06 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[(AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed budget would give more money to some state agencies, including those serving veterans and children, while cutting spending in others, including the state police and an agency that serves the elderly.]]></description>
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       		<title>Accused Murderer Wants Bond Reduced</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:16:49 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[<b>FIRST REPORTED 3:00pm 3/9/10</b>  The Monmouth man accused in a 12-year old murder but not arrested until last month will find out next week if he has a better chance of getting out of jail.]]></description>
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       		<title>District 205 Makes Nearly 80 Cuts</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:43:26 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[The Galesburg School Board has approved what a top district official calls the largest Reduction in Force in nearly three-decades.]]></description>
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       		<title>Azer Plans Medical Supply Store</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:36:02 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[The City of Galesburg is giving a longtime local businessman money to rehab a building he wants to buy, and the chance to start a new business along with that.]]></description>
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       		<title>City Council Approves Police Contract</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:13:16 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[Not everyone on the Galesburg City Council was okay with a group of people getting what technically could seem like pretty big pay raises.]]></description>
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       		<title>Lawmaker Ready to Hear About Budget -- LIVE COVERAGE WEDNESDAY ON WGIL AND WGIL.COM</title>
       		<link>http://www.wgil.com/xnews/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&amp;newsarch=032010&amp;newsid=115</link>
       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:07:56 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[A local lawmaker says he's ready to hear what Governor Pat Quinn has to say this week about the budget.]]></description>
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       		<title>Woes at Family Bank Loom Over Senate Race</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:53:42 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- Democrats desperate to hold on to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat are scrambling to counter revelations that a bank owned by their candidate's family may be nearing collapse.]]></description>
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       		<title>Another New Candidate for Lt. Gov.</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:52:59 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- Another former candidate for Illinois lieutenant governor has submitted an application to be the new Democratic nominee for the post.]]></description>
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       		<title>Next Week is &amp;quot;Fix a Leak Week&amp;quot;</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:51:46 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois officials are urging consumers to stop leaky faucets during "Fix a Leak Week" next week.]]></description>
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       		<title>Madigan Has Tips on Protecting Seniors</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:50:41 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- There are resources available to help Illinois senior citizens avoid getting ripped off during these tough economic times.]]></description>
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       		<title>Quinn Staff to Outline Budget Proposals</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:49:47 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- More information about Gov. Pat Quinn's budget proposal is coming soon.]]></description>
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       		<title>General Growth Properties Gets Investment Offer</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:47:58 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- Shopping mall operator General Growth Properties says two of its creditors have offered to invest $3.93 billion in the company to help it emerge from bankruptcy protection.]]></description>
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       		<title>H&amp;R Block Profit Rises Despite Fewer Returns</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:46:40 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- H&amp;R Block Inc. says its fiscal third quarter profit rose 7 percent, as lower costs offset a revenue drop that stemmed from handling fewer returns.]]></description>
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       		<title>Groups Call for Changes to Public Safety Pensions</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:43:51 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[Saying police and firefighter pensions are taking up too much of municipalities' tax money, a group of municipal leaders, organizations, and lawmakers are calling for major changes to such pensions.]]></description>
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       		<title>Brady Takes &amp;quot;Victory Tour&amp;quot;</title>
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       		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:40:49 MST</pubDate>
       		<description><![CDATA[Bloomington State Senator Bill Brady, the newly-minted GOP nominee for Governor campaigned in an 8-city fly-around the state on Monday.]]></description>
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