Illinois
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Inmate says he confessed to end police torture
May 18, 2009 11:00 pm - An inmate who wants a new murder trial claims he was tortured so badly by Chicago police officers in the 1990s that he would have signed anything, including his murder c...
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State's purchasing system shows complex challenges of reformMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - You can't buy a Coca-Cola in the state Capitol. Or a Sprite on campus at the University of Illinois. Or a Diet Coke at any of the dozens of state office bu...
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'Slash & Burn': Quinn paints doomsday picture if no tax increaseMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Criminals running free. Fewer police to catch them. Emergency rooms overflowing with the uninsured. Classrooms jammed with kids. No more preschool. More students who can...
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Quinn takes to suburbs to stump for government reformMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois politicians may not be ready for reform, but Gov. Pat Quinn and the head of his reform commission are counting on citizens to push for it. Quinn and Patrick Col...
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Local prosecutors support commission's idea to add powersMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban state's attorneys say they support the added corruption-fighting powers recommended for their offices by members of the Illinois Reform Commission...
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Pros and cons of reform recommendationsMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Shortly before becoming governor, Pat Quinn assembled the Illinois Reform Commission and asked members to report back in 100 days with recommendations for ...
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Amendment aims to protect funding for flu-closed school districtsMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Schools wouldn't lose state funding if they close their doors because of swine flu scares under legislation being considered at the Capitol. State Sen. Dea...
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Drew Peterson's mouth could compound his troubles
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Woman's body found in Markham
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Long-delayed shelter for homeless vets set to open