Illinois
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Sources: Emanuel not target of Blago probe
Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- People who have been briefed on the Illinois governor corruption investigation say Barack Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is not a target of the probe. E...
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Blago back at work signing bills even as Madigan tries to remove himDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a health care measure into law just hours after Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan moved to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to strip his p...
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Woman charged in fatal DUI writes of remorse
Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - MORRIS -- A 43-year-old Illinois woman charged with aggravated drunk-driving in an accident that killed three people writes daily from jail, calling herself a drunken mu...
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Inside the governor's house: Talk of Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr.Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Famous persecuted leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were reportedly on Gov. Rod Blagojevich's mind Friday morning as he prayed with mini...
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Ryan issues written apology for crimes in officeDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - With his potential freedom hanging in the balance, former Gov. George Ryan issued a short letter Friday apologizing for his crimes during his years of service in statewi...
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$20 million Lincoln collection to stay in IndianaDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- A collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia valued at more than $20 million has been donated to the state of Indiana and will be housed in Indianapolis ...
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Talk with ministers turns to persecuted leadersDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Famous persecuted leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were reportedly on Gov. Rod Blagojevich's mind Friday morning as he prayed with minis...
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Blago case heads to court of public opinionDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - As Illinois' attorney general rushed to court Friday to try to remove Rod Blagojevich from office saying he's unable to fulfill his duties, the governor responded by sig...
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School official didn't report teacher suspicions
Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - URBANA -- A former Urbana school administrator admits she didn't report suspicions about a teacher now convicted of sexually abusing students. But a plea deal prevents n...
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Quinn lauds O'Dell, attacks Blagojevich anewDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Although Spike O'Dell introduced him as "Governor, uh, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn," that joke laid bare a serious note to Quinn's appearance at O'Dell's last show Friday. The cr...