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Kirk splits from Durbin, opposes Ryan clemency bid

By John Patterson Senior State Government Editor
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The topsy-turvy tale of George Ryan's efforts to get out of federal prison becomes a bit more twisted by the day. On Tuesday, Republican Congressman Mark K...
Court upholds terrorism verdict

Associated Press
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a $156 million judgment against three U.S.-based Islamic groups accused of bankrolling terrorism in a civil suit that was wid...
Lincoln-era house in need of a home

Associated Press
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- It's history without a home. A Lincoln-era house is sitting on wheels in the middle of a street in downtown Springfield after the city council refused fun...
Auto dealers suffering in down market

Associated Press
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Officials of the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association say the past year has been particulary rough for the state's approximately 1,000 dealerships. Ass...
Ex-Chicago firefighter admits role in drug ring

Associated Press
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - URBANA _ A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine to a central Illinois drug ring while he was a Chicago firefighter. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Su...
Durbin to Bush: Let ex-Gov. George Ryan go home

By Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Gov. George Ryan has served 13 months of a 61/2-year sentence for of steering lucrative taxpayer business to insiders who gave him and his family cash, gifts and ...
$150 million casino and hotel opens in Rock Island

Associated Press
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND _ After years of planning and review and more than a year of construction, a new $150 million casino and hotel complex opened Monday in Rock Island. Jumer's ...
Storm-related wrecks kill 6 in Illinois

Associated Press
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - At least six people died on Illinois roads left slick with snow and ice after this week's winter storm. The dead included a central Illinois couple, 83-year-old Harold C...
Rezko to be sentenced Jan. 6

Associated Press
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday set a Jan. 6 sentencing for Antoin "Tony" Rezko but it remained unclear whether the political fundraiser is helping the federal investigation ...
Two downstate towns fighting over land

Associated Press
Dec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - PEKIN -- The city of Pekin and the village of North Pekin are fighting over land the village annexed a year-and-a-half ago. In lawsuits filed in Tazewell County Circuit ...

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