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Union: State didn't bargain before Pontiac layoffs

Associated Press
Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The union that represents employees at a central Illinois prison filed a lawsuit Friday to try to block the state from laying off workers as officials move ahead with pl...
Alton woman accused of killing mother found unfit

Associated Press
Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - GODFREY _ An Alton woman accused of strangling her 86-year-old mother, then hiding the carpet-wrapped body under a wood pile has been found unfit to stand trial. Associa...
Rock Island correctional officer charged with misconduct

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND _ Authorities say a veteran Rock Island County correctional officer has been charged with accepting money from an inmate who wanted it to appear a weekend ja...
GOP Sen. Bill Brady will run for governor

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois legislative races ended just this week, but it's not too soon for politicians to get in place for the 2010 gubernatorial contest. Bloomington...
Ash borer found downstate

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture has expanded its emerald ash borer quarantine area to include all or part of three central Illinois counties. Woodf...
Fire destroys historic Champaign building

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- An early morning fire has destroyed a historic building in downtown Champaign. Deputy Fire Chief Tim Wild says the Metropolitan Building collapsed around 5:...
Edgar: GOP threatened by loss of Hispanic voters

Associated Press
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Governor Jim Edgar says the future of the national Republican Party is threatened by its loss of support in the Hispanic community. Edgar also said...
Former GOP Gov. Edgar lauds Obama win

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar supported John McCain for president but said he's been moved by Democrat Barack Obama's historic victory. "It was really n...
Obama visits to be marked by Old State Capitol

Associated Press
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The election of Barack Obama as the next U.S. president has made Springfield's Old State Capitol became even more historic. Known as an Abraham Lincoln si...
Who'll replace Obama in Senate? Blagojevich controls the pick

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Even before Tuesday's results had rolled in, Barack Obama's candidacy for the White House had touched off widespread speculation over who could be named to replace him i...

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