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By Katherine Skiba, Chicago Tribune
At a White House meeting Monday on the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes, federal officials said they may seek to close navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways for up to three or four days a week, a move that would restrict cargo shipping and recreational boating.
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By Megan Twohey, Chicago Tribune
Illinois is moving to reform the way DNA evidence from sexual assaults is processed after a Tribune review found that many rape kits were being placed in police storage untested, robbing the state of opportunities to solve crimes and exonerate the wrongfully convicted.
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Democrats prepare to pick new lieutenant governor
By Rick Pearson and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune
Democratic Party leaders began the delicate dance of picking a new running mate for Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday, while emphasizing there was no horse-trading involved to get a scandal-ridden Chicago pawnbroker to abandon the primary nomination for lieutenant governor.
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Former Peorian for lieutenant governor?
By Karen McDonald, Peoria Journal Star
PEORIA, Ill. -- Former Peorian and comptroller candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi wants to be considered for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and says he can bring the votes to help clinch victory.
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Cohen controversy renews debate over value of the job
By Timothy Magaw, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)
The controversy surrounding Scott Lee Cohen's nomination and subsequent withdrawal from the race for Illinois lieutenant governor has renewed the debate over whether the position is needed at all.
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Illinois AG files suits on reverse mortgages
By Mary Ellen Podmolik, Chicago Tribune
The state of Illinois filed lawsuits Monday against two firms that offer reverse mortgages to senior citizens, alleging that they used unfair and deceptive marketing practices.
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Police called to Cohen party
By Chris Fusco and Frank Main, Chicago Sun-Times
Pawn shop owner Scott Lee Cohen's election-night party at the Palmer House Hilton had some unexpected guests -- Chicago Police -- who arrived within an hour after Cohen gave his victory speech in the Democratic lieutenant governor's race.
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Governors meet at White House about Asian carp
By Mark Guarino, The Christian Science Monitor
The governors of Michigan and Wisconsin met at the White House Monday to discuss the next steps in preventing the invasive Asian carp's potential entry into Lake Michigan from an Illinois shipping canal. The Illinois governor, Pat Quinn, also participated in the meeting by teleconference.
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Illinois announces Medicaid managed care pilot
By Staff Reports, Quad-City Times
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.
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Blagojevich attys refused prosecution trial plans
By Mike Robinson, The Associated Press, Quad-City Times
A federal judge refused Monday to give former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys an early look at key evidence in his corruption case, saying their request was based on "rhetorical flourishes," not legal principles.
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Caterpillar buys into the FutureGen Alliance
By Herb Meeker, Herald & Review (Decatur)
MATTOON, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen near Mattoon.
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SIU Board to discuss wind power project
By Stephen Rickerl, The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees will decide Thursday whether to take the next step toward bringing wind power to the Carbondale campus.
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