Illinois
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Audit: Forensic backlog hurts criminal cases
Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A new report shows the backlog of untested evidence at Illinois state police labs has exploded, interfering with criminal cases. The report by Auditor Gen...
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Grant to restore Ill. Confederate cemetery
Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - ALTON -- A Confederate graveyard and memorial in the Mississippi River city of Alton will be getting a $250,000 upgrade, paid for by the federal economic stimulus measur...
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Woman accused of shooting self in carjacking hoax
Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - JERSEYVILLE -- Authorities say a southwestern Illinois woman shot herself in the chest as part of a made-up story about a carjacking and robbery. Prosecutors in Jersey C...
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Grand jury indicts alleged church shooter
Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- The man accused of shooting a southwestern Illinois pastor through the heart during his Sunday sermon earlier this month has been indicted on murder char...
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Not guilty plea for accused church shooter
Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- The attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting a southwestern Illinois pastor in church has entered a not guilty plea on the man's behalf -- despite ...
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FTC sues Dish Network over do not call complaints
Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Satellite TV provider Dish Network is being sued for alleged violations of the national Do Not Call Registry. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is joining the Feder...
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Missing Ill. man found in stolen car sunk in lake
Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - HUDSON -- Officials in central Illinois say a body found in a stolen car is that of a 61-year-old Macon County man who had been reported missing. Hudson police say the c...
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A guide to Blago-cabularyMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich offered views of politics and his ouster from office, among other things, during a two-hour gig as radio talk show host Wednesday morning. "T...
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MLS chief: St. Louis needs more partners for bid
Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE -- Major League Soccer's chief executive has some advice for a group looking to lure a franchise to southwestern Illinois -- find more partners and investor...
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Rod Blagojevich, media star: 2-hour stint on WLS used to attack QuinnMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - WLS 890-AM turned its airwaves over to Rod Blagojevich for a couple hours Wednesday, as the disgraced former governor filled in for vacationing radio talk show hosts and...