Illinois
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Blagojevich attorney to submit Obama report
Dec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The lead attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he plans to submit President-elect Barack Obama's internal report on contacts with the governor t...
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Alton casino closes after barge accident
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - ALTON -- An Illinois casino near St. Louis is closed for repairs after two barges broke loose in the icy Mississippi River and struck part of the casino. The Argosy Alto...
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Anyone find a time capsule?
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Members of a Catholic church in Rockford say they're looking for a near century-old time capsule that has gone missing. The time capsule was closed in 1909 t...
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State Rep. Wyvetter Younge dies at 78
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Wyvetter H. Younge, one of the longest-serving current members of the Illinois House, has died. She was 78. Younge was taken to a hospital with a bleed...
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Impeachment panel nixes request from gov's atty
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois House committee investigating a possible impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't subpoena two incoming White House advisers, the committee chairwoman said...
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Corruption crisis creates confusion in Illinois
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made a point of regularly going to work at his office in Chicago. He has signed legislation and issued pardons...
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Dozens of babies abandoned in Ill. since 2001
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A baby girl found in the vestibule of a Chicago apartment building this week is one of dozens of infants abandoned in Illinois since 2001. The Save Abandoned Babies Foun...
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Governor repeats innocence claims in sidewalk talkDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Talked into a sidewalk news interview Friday, Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared as confident as he was in his Dec. 19 news conference, again denying any wrongdoing and vowin...
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Woman who killed daughter must repay loan
Dec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- A central Illinois woman serving a 36-year prison sentence for suffocating her autistic daughter has been ordered to repay a $210,000 loan from her parents. Kar...
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4 children of murdered Illinois mother adopted
Dec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - URBANA -- A couple from Urbana adopted four children whose mother was reported missing before her body was found in a wooded area a few miles from her home. Mark and Lis...