SPRINGFIELD - With the economy among the top issues facing candidates for governor, some Republicans this week latched onto Illinois' growing unemployment numbers to focus on the issue.
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A Kuwaiti logistics company accused of defrauding the U.S. government on contracts for feeding troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan is one of the contractors on the massive Arsenal-based contract known as LOGCAP, officials said.
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The federal government's interest in purchasing the Thomson Correctional Center got the bipartisan support of the Carroll County, Ill., Board of Supervisors on Thursday.
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U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, says he backs a proposal to move terrorism detainees from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to an Illinois prison.
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The new owner of the Chorus Line on Brady Street filed suit in Scott County District Court, appealing Davenport City Administrator Craig Malin's denial of a cabaret license for the nude dancing club. Attorneys Mike Meloy and John Flynn, representing owner Nadeem Mazhar, asked for a declar…
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DES MOINES - Iowa Gov. Chet Culver delivered a somber budget lesson to school board members from across the state Thursday, but argued financial constraints offer a historic opportunity for reforms.
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DES MOINES — State education officials are highlighting gains made in closing the so-called “achievement gap” between minority and white students detailed in a report made public Wednesday.
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The surprise discovery of asbestos in the Forrest Block building at the intersection of 4th and Brady streets in Davenport has caused developer Restoration St. Louis to seek a $1.8 million bridge loan from the city.
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Seeking to lower its health insurance costs, Scott County is headed toward being self-insured after a decade of being covered by a third-party.
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Bettendorf city officials are exploring ways to address residents' concerns about deer in the city and improve the city's deer bow-hunting program.
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CLINTON, Iowa - A former member of the Clinton City Council and local economic development leader announced his candidacy Monday for Iowa Senate.
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The long-stagnant Thomson Correctional Center is a “leading contender” to house prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an Obama administration official said Saturday.
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BLUE GRASS, Iowa — Blue Grass residents will celebrate the opening of a $3 million public safety building with a ribbon cutting and open house Saturday.
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A civil rights complaint that dates back 10 years is returning to the Davenport Civil Rights Commission after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the agency's director acted as an advocate during the case.
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Despite the looming fight in the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., is hopeful that health-care reform will happen. Hare voted for the health-care reform bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives 220-215 Saturday and was out promoting it Thursday with a stop …
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The teacher in charge of Durant's alternative high school program resigned this week amid inquiries into his qualifications for the job.
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SPRINGFIELD — When it comes to money, Illinois is among the worst-off states in the country, a national think tank reported Wednesday.
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The Rock Island County Democratic Party has filed an objection to a petition filed by one of four candidates for county clerk in the Feb. 2 primary.
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It will be difficult to convince the new voters who lifted President Barack Obama to victory last year to turn out for congressional midterms unless Democrats deliver on key legislative priorities, an architect of the Obama win said Tuesday.
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Democrat Roxanne Conlin filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate today, at the same time releasing a 2-minute video that seeks to introduce her to the electorate.
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