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Murder, rape charged filed in Washington Park fire

Associated Press
Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON PARK _ Authorities say one man is charged with murder and another with hiding the crime after a man's body was found in a burned Washington Park house. Thirty...
Rally in favor of keeping open the Pontiac prison

Associated Press
Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Opponents of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to close Pontiac Correctional Center took their concerns to Springfield. Standing outside the state Capitol on We...
Gun charges dropped against Drew Peterson

Associated Press
Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge dismissed felony gun charges against Drew Peterson on Thursday after Will County prosecutors refused to hand over internal documents leading to their decision to...
Man sentenced in death of 16-month-old

Associated Press
Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A Joliet man has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for the murder of a 16-month-old boy. Twenty-eight-year-old Dymarion Porter was accused of beating and choking Jord...
State DCFS racking up OT after layoffs

Associated Press
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services says it needs child-abuse investigators working overtime to make up for workers it lays off amid b...
Body found in car in Davenport

Associated Press
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Davenport police say the discovery of a woman's body inside a car is being investigated as a homicide. The body was found in the back seat of the car ...
Nativity scene coming to state Capitol for first time in two decades

By Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - For the first time in at least two decades, a Nativity scene will stand in the state Capitol building over the holiday season. A Springfield-based committee received a s...
DCFS cuts jobs, not workload

Associated Press
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state's child-welfare agency, preparing to cut almost 200 employees amid a budget crisis, says it needs remaining staff members punching in on overtim...
State budget crashing; governor looks to feds, lenders, cuts

By Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - With an ever-widening budget gap of $2 billion, Gov. Rod Blagojevich is seeking sweeping authority to cut state programs, including education. "Today we have more diffi...
Group formed to fix Illinois' public schools

Associated Press
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A group of prominent Illinois politicians have announced they want to fix the state's public school system. Called Advance Illinois, the organization is c...

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