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Autopsy: Impact of plane crash killed couple

Associated Press
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - JOLIET -- An autopsy shows a Wisconsin couple died of blunt head and chest trauma when their small plane crashed. The Will County coroner's office says Saturday's autops...
Blagojevich case provides real-life lessons for college classrooms

By Matt Arado
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - The Rod Blagojevich saga has been a fountain of solid-gold material for newspaper writers, television pundits and late-night comedians. Now, college professors are about...
Emanuel special election slated for April 7

Associated Press
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A special election will be held April 7 to fill the congressional seat Rahm Emanuel is vacating to become incoming President Barack Obama's chief of staff...
Prison-closure hearing on hold indefinitely

Associated Press
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - VIENNA -- A hearing in a lawsuit that seeks to stop the state from closing a central Illinois prison has been delayed indefinitely, and the lockup could remain open for ...
Two states, one tumultuous year

By Colleen Thomas
Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois wasn't the only state in gubernatorial crisis last year. New York's governor, Eliot Spitzer, resigned last March after reports about his involvement with a pros...
More Illinois residents used food stamps in 2008

Associated Press
Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- More Illinois residents turned to food stamps last year to get meals on the table. Nearly 1.4 million people in Illinois used food stamps in November. Tha...
Sen. Reid called Blagojevich about Senate seat

Associated Press
Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Fresh details emerged Saturday in a looming U.S. Senate showdown over the embattled Illinois governor's choice to fill a seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama -- ...
Actor Sam Shepard suspected of DUI in Illinois

Associated Press
Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - NORMAL -- Police in Illinois say actor and playwright Sam Shepard has been arrested on preliminary charges of speeding and drunken driving. Police Lt. Mark Kotte said of...
Burris drama plays out as Senate set to begin work

Associated Press
Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Just days before a high-stakes showdown in the nation's capital, the man selected to take President-elect Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat sought spiritual and po...
U of I Web site helps people in financial straits

Associated Press
Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- The University of Illinois has set up a Web site with financial advice for people who have lost their jobs or savings during the current economic downturn. The...

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