Illinois
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Downstate fishermen find body of missing man
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - PEKIN -- Two fishermen have found the body of a 41-year-old Pekin man, who had been missing since March. Authorities say the fishermen on Sunday found the body of Jeffre...
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Fundraiser held for Lane Bryant shooting victim
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Friends and family of a woman killed in last year's deadly shooting at a suburban Lane Bryant store are holding a scholarship fundraiser in her honor. Carrie Hudek-Chius...
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Giannoulias defends using college fund to buy SUV
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is defending the decision to use money from a state college savings program to buy a $26,000 government vehicle. Giannoulias told re...
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Records cleared of exonerated ISU slaying suspect
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A central Illinois judge has expunged the court records of a Rockford man whose murder conviction was overturned after he spent a dozen years in prison. A...
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Court rules for Ill. immigrant in ID theft case
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an undocumented immigrant who uses a phony Social Security number to get work shouldn't be considered an identity thi...
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Sewer fixes popular stimulus cash targets
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBON HILL -- Sewage from toilets flows in open ditches here, spilling into back yards and even onto the lone baseball diamond where children play after school. The nos...
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State historic sites to open 7 days a week
May 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State officials say several historic sites will be open seven days a week starting in the coming days. An Illinois Historic Preservation Agency spokesman ...
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Quinn shortens sentence of woman who killed kids
May 01, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has commuted the sentence of a woman who contends she suffered postpartum depression when she killed her two children. Quinn's act...
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Suit settled in student abuse case
May 01, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A former central Illinois high school teacher has settled a lawsuit filed by the student she was convicted of sexually abusing. Terms of the settlement be...
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Tollway gives itself clean bill of ethicsApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The tollway's inspector general issued a report Thursday saying the agency was clear of any improprieties related to the corruption arrest of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich...