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Lawmaker wants study safety of bridges

Associated Press
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A southern Illinois lawmaker wants the state's highway officials to improve safety on two narrow Mississippi River bridges linking St. Louis to Illinoi...
Roskam recalls salad days with president

By Marni Pyke
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Politically, Peter Roskam and Barack Obama couldn't be farther apart. The conservative Wheaton congressman grew up in Republican DuPage County while the president is a D...
Feds to review Peoria al-Qaida sleeper case

Associated Press
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The tricky case of an accused al-Qaida sleeper agent will take a little longer as Obama administration officials decide what to do with the one-time Illino...
Illinois base among finalists for Cyber Command center

Associated Press
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb.- Air Force officials have released a list of six bases, including one in Illinois, that are finalists to house the new Cyberspace Command. The finalists are:...
Handcuffed suspect escapes from squad car

Associated Press
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- Authorities in Illinois and Missouri are searching for a suspect who led officers on a car chase after pulling his feet through his cuffed hands so h...
Professor nominates ex-Gov. Ryan for Nobel

Associated Press
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A University of Illinois professor believes George Ryan deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his stand against the death penalty, even if the former Illinois ...
Study: Cleaner air helps U.S. residents live longer

Associated Press
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Cleaner air over the past two decades has added nearly five months to average life expectancy in the United States, according to a federally funded study....
Soldier found dead at Fort Stewart identified

Associated Press
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - FORT STEWART, Ga. -- A National Guard soldier found dead at Fort Stewart was identified as an Illinois native assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit. U-S Army officials...
Homeless agency fires Patti Blagojevich

Associated Press
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The wife of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was fired from her $100,000-a-year job as a Chicago homeless agency's chief fundraiser. The Chicago Christian Indust...
Judge sides with atheist, strikes down moment of silence law

By Rob Olmstead Daily Herald Staff
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - A U.S. District Court judge struck down the state's much-maligned "moment of silence" law, ruling that it was too coercive and crossed the First Amendment line barring g...

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