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Ill. Amtrak train set to hit 110 mph in test run
CHICAGO (AP) — In a modest milestone for President Barack Obama's high-speed rail vision, test runs will start zooming along a small section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 110 mph on Friday. The 30-mph increase from the route's...Tags: Railway Transportation, Japan, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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Illinois Amtrak train hits 110 mph in test run
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train has reached a speed of 110 mph for the first time in Illinois. The train reached the speed Friday morning in a modest milestone for President Barack Obama's high-speed rail vision. The five-car, two-...
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Illinois' death row officially shuts down
CHICAGO (AP) — Death row in Illinois is dead. On Friday, a ban that Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law in March took effect. It's a quiet last chapter to the story of capital punishment in Illinois, which captured the attention of the world in 2000...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, George Ryan, Crime, Law and Justice, Illinois Governor
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Illinois abolishes death penalty, clears death row
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — After two decades of debate about the risk of executing an innocent person, Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, a decision that was certain to fuel renewed calls for other states to do the same. Gov. Pat Quinn,...Tags: John O'Connor, California, Executive Branch, Desmond Tutu, New Jersey
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Bill to abolish Ill. death penalty heading to gov.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A bill to abolish the death penalty in Illinois is on its way to Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. The state Senate voted 32-25 Tuesday to abolish the punishment. The House passed the legislation last week. The landmark...Tags: Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Elections, Death Penalty, Illinois
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Illinois House votes to abolish death penalty
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House has approved a plan to abolish capital punishment in a whirlwind reversal on a historic vote. The legislation to halt state-sponsored execution gained the necessary 60 votes Thursday after an earlier...Tags: Laws, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, John J Cullerton, Death Penalty
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Indiana launches $250K ad blitz for Illinois businesses
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — State and local officials in northwest Indiana are investing $250,000 in an advertising campaign to lure Illinois businesses across the state line. They say billboards and television and print ads will appear across Illinois...Tags: Business, Unemployment Benefits, Advertising, Illinois Governor, Elections
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushing city-owned casino
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he favors establishing a casino in the city, provided certain "conditions" are met.
One Emanuel condition is that the city owns the casino, an echo of a demand made by former Mayor Richard M. Daley....Tags: Regional Authority, Richard M. Daley, Executive Branch, John J Cullerton, Politics
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