Illinois
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Good sportsmanship enhances experienceDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - As we at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) bring to a close our fall activity seasons and begin to embark...
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Suburban man convicted of caging kids
Dec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A suburban Chicago man has been convicted of caging his two young daughters in the back of his pickup truck. Cook County state's attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Si...
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Quinn won't say yea or nay on tax increase
Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn won't say if he will or won't support raising the state income tax to deal with a $2 billion budget hole if he becomes Illinois' governor. Quinn says ...
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Amtrak trains delayed by severe weather
Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - What was supposed to be a dream Christmas trip for Don and Barbara Seifert became -- if not a nightmare -- a sleepless, frustration-filled night at Chicago's Union Stati...
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Ex-student in SIU threat case free on bond again
Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A former Southern Illinois University student accused of trying to threaten a deadly shooting rampage is free on bond again as he awaits trial. Twenty-th...
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U.S. attorney won't help impeachment effortDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald will not assist an impeachment effort against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the federal prosecutor said in a letter to lawmakers m...
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40 Springfield students to see inauguration
Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says his office has gotten more than 20,000 ticket requests for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, but 40 students from a ...
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Brothers draw probation in attack on Marine's ear
Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - MARKHAM -- Two brothers who reportedly tore off part of an off-duty Marine's ear in an attack outside an Oak Forest tavern have pleaded guilty to battery charges and hav...
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Special election is the right choiceDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois legislators did the right thing when they began impeachment proceedings against Governor Blagojevich. But impeachment may move at a glacial pace. No one knows h...
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Impeachment panel awaiting word from prosecutor
Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Lawmakers studying impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich have adjourned for the rest of the week. They're still waiting to hear from U.S. Attorney Patrick F...