Illinois
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Woman dies after being hit by golf cart
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND -- An 88-year-old woman has died after being struck by a golf cart at a western Illinois casino. Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson says Virginia Arm...
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State dig revealing 700-year-old village
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - LEWISTOWN -- The remains of a 700-year-old American Indian village are slowly beginning to emerge from the ground near Dickson Mounds. The ongoing archaeological dig is ...
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One killed in Rockford-area train derailment
Jun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Tank cars loaded with thousands of gallons of highly flammable ethanol exploded in flames as a freight train derailed, killing one person and forcing evacuat...
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Quinn wants tax vote Wednesday
Jun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn wants lawmakers to vote as soon as Wednesday on an income tax increase to help human services providers, who insist something must be done to avoid massiv...
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Illinois reports more than 2,500 swine flu cases
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State health officials say the number of swine flu cases in Illinois has swelled to more than 2,500. There have been 10 deaths related to virus. The Illin...
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Quinn wants tax vote Wednesday
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn wants lawmakers to vote Wednesday on an income tax increase while they're in Springfield working on the state budget. Quinn visited a Chicago training cen...
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2 men charged with stealing grill
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - WATERLOO -- A trail of grease thwarted two men who allegedly attempted to steal an industrial sized barbeque grill. Andrew Schneider and Trent Gilliam are accused of ste...
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Burris feels vindicated by probe's endJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said Friday he felt vindicated by a Sangamon County prosecutor's decision not to charge him with perjury, but he was not saying if ...
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FBI joins Riley Fox murder investigation
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - JOLIET -- The FBI has joined Will County authorities in their investigation of the 2004 murder of a 3-year-old Wilmington girl. Will County State's Attorney James Glasgo...
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Army veteran accused of scheme to avoid deployment
Jun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- An Army veteran from southwestern Illinois is facing federal fraud charges that accuse him of faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability bene...