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State, counties see drops in crime during 2007

By Barbara Vitello
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Last year, a crime took place on average once every 69 seconds in Illinois. A violent crime took place once every 7 minutes, 29 seconds. A property crime occurred every ...
AG Madigan: 'Less than zero' chance for Senate nod

Associated Press
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the chance is "less than zero" that Gov. Rod Blagojevich will offer her President-elect Barack Obama's former seat in the U.S...
Man charged in bar shooting arrested in Illinois

Associated Press
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. -- Police in Wisconsin say they've caught up with a man wanted for a fatal shooting outside a Kenosha bar at an Illinois hospital. David Hall remains under...
Police find dead Decatur woman's children

Associated Press
Nov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - QUINCY -- Police have found two Decatur children, who were reported missing after their mother was found dead in her central Illinois home. Police say they found the sta...
Natural resources department offers teacher grants

Associated Press
Nov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is offering grants for educators who want to teach lessons on wildlife habitat. Some of the suggested projects...
Blagojevich seeks new power to address budget woes

Associated Press
Nov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Facing a growing hole in the state budget, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that he will seek authority to cut spending, including education money, by up...
Wallaby found dead at Illinois zoo

Nov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON _ Officials at a central Illinois zoo are investigating the death of a male Tammar wallaby. The marsupial's body was found in an outdoor pen at Miller Park Z...
Authorities to check safety belt use

Nov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - If you don't make a practice of fastening your safety belt, now's a good time to start. Illinois State Police and local law-enforcement agencies will be stopping cars th...
Sin taxes hold steady, despite bad economy

By John Patterson and Matt Arado Daily Herald Staff
Nov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - If the dismal state of the economy has you lighting up a cigarette or reaching for a drink, you're not alone. So far this year, you can count cigarettes, lottery games a...
Rare copy of famed Lincoln letter found in Dallas museum

Associated Press
Nov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- A Texas museum hopes a document found in its archives turns out to be an authentic government copy of Abraham Lincoln's eloquent letter consoling a mother thou...

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