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U of I approves contract extension for president

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ University of Illinois trustees have voted to extend President Joseph White's contract by a year and a half. The board, meeting in Springfield Thursday, di...
Tow truck driver arrested after fatal wreck

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - GRANITE CITY -- Authorities say a man was killed and a child injured after their vehicle was rammed from behind in southwestern Illinois by a tow truck driver that alleg...
Man accused of killing pregnant woman

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A not guilty plea has been entered for a central Illinois man arraigned on charges in the rape and beating death of his pregnant sister-in-law. Twenty-one...
Ill. woman in Kenosha court in hit-run death case

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. _ An Illinois woman accused in the hit-run death of a bicyclist last summer has appeared in Kenosha County Circuit Court. Forty-one-year-old Barbara Lee f...
Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills nears $4 billion

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ The state's backlog of unpaid bills has reached a new record of nearly $4 billion, creating a "potentially catastrophic" situation for both state governmen...
Wounded cop gets prosthetic eyes

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A former Belleville police sergeant blinded after being shot in the face by a homicide suspect two years ago is making another advancement. Jon Brough is g...
U of I pushes Global Campus toward independence

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ University of Illinois trustees have voted to let the school's Global Campus pursue independent, accredited status that they hope will speed up course develo...
Chief Illiniwek returns for weekend performance

By Josh Stockinger
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The University of Illinois' banished mascot, Chief Illiniwek, will make a rare appearance this weekend after almost two years of silence. Illiniwek, portrayed by Logan P...
Lawmakers raise vehicle registration fee $1 to buy new cop cars

By John Patterson Senior State Government Editor
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers voted to raise vehicle registration fees by $1 in order to come up with money to replace aging Illinois State Police cars. The increase, ap...
Alton Steel laying off 41 workers

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - ALTON -- Alton Steel Inc. has confirmed that it will lay off 41 union production workers Sunday because of the economic downturn and production slowdown in the steel ind...

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