Illinois
-
Illinois author chronicles desperadoes
Oct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MACOMB -- With outlaws, John Hallwas has found out that psychology is as important as a six-shooter. Hallwas, an English professor emeritus at Western Illinois Universit...
-
Motorcyclist dies after being hit by boat
Oct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MAPLETON -- Authorities say a central Illinois motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a boat that was thrown off its trailer. Authorities say a station wagon pulling...
-
Illinois. plant pays $1 million penalty in EPA pact
Oct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A fiberglass manufacturing plant in northern Illinois will pay a $1 million penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The agreement between fiberglass p...
-
Regulators shut small banks in Mich., Ill.Oct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Regulators on Friday shut down two small banks, Main Street Bank in Michigan and Meridian Bank in Illinois. They brought to 15 the number of federally insu...
-
Ex-Franklin County jailer gets 4 yrs for sex chargesOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BENTON_ A former Franklin County jail guard has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexual misconduct with three female inmates. Scott McMurray of Christopher ple...
-
Man accused in 1988 stabbing pleads guilty
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - BELOIT, Wis. -- A murder suspect who'd been on the run for nearly two decades has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter. Ezequiel Lopez-Savala was originall...
-
Why do deer cross the road? Because it's mating season
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois departments of Transportation and Natural Resources are once again warning the state's motorists to be on the lookout for deer on the roadways...
-
Lawsuits pile up in sexual abuse case
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Another lawsuit has been filed against a former teacher and the school district in connection with the sexual abuse of a female student. The lawsuit filed by the student...
-
Senate debate brings out contrasts, fireworksOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg staked out contrasting positions on everything from the economy to Iraq in an hourlong, caustic debate Th...
-
Syria releases Oak Park journalist
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department says two American journalists who were detained by Syrian authorities have been released and are safe at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus....