Morton crime lab stays current (Peoria Journal Star)

MORTON - The state crime lab in Morton already had taken steps to avoid the enormous backlog in testing DNA samples that plagued other Illinois labs, the director said Wednesday.
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saukvalley.com - Serving Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls and Northern Illinois (Telegraph)

Get to Know Us Rock Falls and Sterling, Illinois is a specialty publication of Sauk Valley Newspapers of Dixon/Sterling. Articles and advertisements are the property of Sauk Valley Newspapers of Dixon/Sterling. No portion of Get to Know Us may be reproduced without written consent of the publisher.
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Fever's Catchings is an All-Star again (The State)

INDIANAPOLIS - Tamika Catchings has never been in a slump like this.Certainly not during a decorated high school career in which she earned Miss Basketball honors in both Illinois and Texas. Not at Tennessee, where she won a national title and was an Associated Press National Player of the Year.
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saukvalley.com - Serving Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls and Northern Illinois (Telegraph)

Get to Know Us Dixon, Illinois is a specialty publicatoin of Sauk Valley Newspapers of Dixon/Sterling. Articles and advertisements are the property of Sauk Valley Newspapers of dixon/Sterling. No portion of Get to Know Us may be reproduced without written consent of the publisher.
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AM Update (Peoria Journal Star)

SPRINGFIELD - A Bloomington man has been appointed the command chief master sergeant for the Illinois Air National Guard. Kent W. Sunderland was selected to the position in April, the Illinois Army and Air National Guard announced Wednesday.
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Fitch Rates Illinois Finance Authority Var Rate Dem Revs (Friendship Village of Schaumburg), Series 2005C (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the $45,000,000 Illinois Finance Authority variable-rate demand revenue bonds , series 2005C. The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable, direct-pay letter of credit issued by LaSalle Bank National Association, securing the bonds.
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Parents, Retailers Clash Over Game Ban (Fox News)

What some consider offensive video game content has prompted Illinois officials to ban the sale and rental of sexually explicit or violent games, but retailers call the measure punitive.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University guard Darren Brooks signed with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association Friday and will begin playing with their summer-league team next week.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

The hazy days of summer have invaded Southern Illinois, and people throughout Marion are preparing to beat the heat in many different ways. The last days of June drift lazily by as our nation's Independence Day will soon be upon us.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

MARION -- Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn made a stop at the Williamson County Regional Airport to announce the formation of the Illinois Fan Club. "Whether you are a Cardinals, Cubs or White Sox fan," Quinn said. "This is one fan club everyone can be a part of."
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Dominick's at Grand Pier site delayed (Chicago Sun-Times)

Dominick's has delayed until late October or early November the opening of its grocery store at the Grand Pier complex on Columbus Drive. The store, on the block bounded by Grand, Illinois, Columbus and St. Clair, was originally planned to open early in 2005, but has run into repeated delays.
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Illinois man says his discount caskets are good for working people (KRON 4 Bay Area)

DECATUR, Ill. An Illinois funeral director is offering bargains for working stiffs. Jeff Burch says death shouldn't separate someone from a great deal. And he says he's tired of seeing inflated prices at some funeral homes.
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Illinois Lottery Reports Record Year (Rolling Good Times)

CHICAGO, Illinois – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Illinois Lottery recently ended its 2005 fiscal year by setting records in both sales and education contributions.
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Missouri State Business Director Resigns (AP via Yahoo! News)

Missouri's business recruitment director resigned under pressure Wednesday following disclosures that she previously had been convicted of theft in Illinois.
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Rep. Shimkus touts E85 in Central Illinois (Herald & Review)

SHELBYVILLE - U.S. Rep. John Shimkus didn't need anyone to put fuel in his Ford for him. "I actually know how to work one of these things," Shimkus joked while using the pump.
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Illinois drought lingers despite holiday showers (Belleville News-Democrat)

PEORIA, Ill. - Widely scattered rains dampened some Fourth of July cookouts and fireworks displays, but did little to relieve a lingering drought that still grips most of Illinois, weather officials said Tuesday.
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Illinois Meth Caucus (WTHI-TV Terre Haute)

T he L and of L incoln is forming a team to fight back against meth use. M eth is now the number one problem plaguing the country.
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Illinois enacts state rental assistance program (BizJournals)

A new state rental assistance program that will help up to 5,000 families find affordable housing went into effect in Illinois Tuesday.
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RTKL to Master Plan New Illinois Medical District (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

RTKL Associates, Inc., an international planning and architecture firm, has received unanimous approval to master plan the Illinois Medical District, a 640-acre parcel of land located in the heart of Springfield, Illinois.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signs clean-burning coal legislation (Enviornmental News Link)

for Illinois to remain highly competitive as a site for FutureGen, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) $1 billion, 10-year demonstration project to create the world's first coal-based, zero-emissions power plant.
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First indoor waterpark for Illinois (World Leisure News)

The first indoor waterpark resort, next to Starved Rock State Park in Illinois, USA, has opened in Utica. The US$90m (£50m, n75m) 60-acre Grizzly Jack s Grand Bear Lodge features a 92-room log hotel, 100 villas and a 24,000 sq ft (2,300sq m) waterpark.
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