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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...
Man imprisoned for 2 bank holdups

Associated Press
Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BENTON -- A federal judge says a 23-year-old Indiana man should spend more than 38 years in federal prison for robbing two southern Illinois banks. Jacob Messic of Evans...
Downstate town still throwing party

Associated Press
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - GLEN CARBON -- A southwestern Illinois village says it isn't going to play Scrooge with its holiday party at a time when the sagging U.S. economy has many rethinking suc...
Probation in firefighter's freeway death

Associated Press
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - BENTON -- The driver of a Greyhound bus that struck and killed a southern Illinois firefighter has been sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal with p...
Union files third lawsuit over Pontiac prison

Associated Press
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN _ The union that represents workers at a central Illinois prison filed another lawsuit Wednesday trying to stop the state from closing the facility until safet...

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