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No injuries in BNSF train derailment

Associated Press
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - EARLVILLE -- A freight train carrying coal has derailed in the northern Illinois community of Earlville, causing problems for passenger trains. Spokesman Steve Forsberg ...
State: Bald eagle making comeback, may lose 'threatened' status

Associated Press
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Ten animal and four plants species would be added to Illinois' endangered and threatened list under proposed changes scheduled to go before a public heari...
State: 4 in 10 homes have excess radon

Associated Press
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A new study from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency finds 42 percent of homes in Illinois tested positive for excess levels of radon from 2003 to 20...
Woman killed by train in DeKalb Co.

Associated Press
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - DeKalb County authorities say a Shabbona woman died after she was struck by a freight train in the village of Lee. The DeKalb County Sheriff's office says 40-year-old Gl...
Dell settles lawsuit with Illinois

Associated Press
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell Inc. said it is settling a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company made misleading financing and service offers to PC buyers. Dell will p...
Burris to stay in area; lawyers head to D.C.

Associated Press
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris plans to stay in Chicago Monday while attorneys head to Washington to urge the Senate to accept his appointment to fill th...
There's more than one way to lower the cost of a wedding

Associated Press
Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - NORMAL -- Wedding bells meant Taco Bell for Paul and Caragh Brooks. Customers inside the fast-food restaurant continued to order tacos and burritos as the couple sat Fri...
Doctor gets 10 days in jail in horse neglect case

Associated Press
Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- A central Illinois doctor found guilty of mistreating 72 horses has been ordered to pay for their care. A judge ordered Ernest Rose of Charleston on Friday...
Historical reenactor is also a shepherdess

Associated Press
Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - STOCKTON -- Besides being a volunteer and historical reenactor, Suzy Beggin Craft of Stockton is also a shepherdess. She has kept sheep for approximately eight years. In...
While he's avoided scandal, Burris has made questionable decisions

By Joseph Ryan and Dan Carden Daily Herald Staff
Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Normally, a potential U.S. senator's record faces intense scrutiny by their opponent, the media and voters. That is, when the senator is elected. But when a senator is a...

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