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Ex-Gary police chief acquitted on all but 1 charge

Associated Press
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. _ A former Gary police chief was acquitted Tuesday on five of six counts from a raid that prosecutors say he orchestrated after a burglary at his home. A ...
Couple sentenced for chaining niece

Associated Press
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - DANVILLE -- An eastern Illinois couple will spend the next 18 months on probation for chaining their mentally disabled niece to a bed. Vermilion County Judge Nancy Fahey...
Why some kind of bailout may be needed

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Like millions of Americans, John Skaritka's retirement fund took an initial stock market beating in the wake of Congress rejecting a $700 billion Wall Stre...
Suburban firefighter charged with child porn

Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A Stickney fire lieutenant has been charged with felony possession of child pornography. The FBI said Monday that agents arrested 53-year-old Michael J. Grueber at his N...
Legal fight brewing over state constitutional convention question

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just weeks before voters go to the polls, there's a fight emerging over the question they'll face about rewriting the state's constitution. The conflict in...
GOP congressional candidate gave to Blagojevich

Associated Press
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican congressional candidate Martin Ozinga III is denying any ethical violation in connection with a $10,000 donation he made to Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevic...
Illinois professor receives National Science Award

Associated Press
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois physics professor Charles Slichter has been awarded the National Medal of Science. Slichter, who joined the Illinois faculty in 1949,...
IDOT to stop planting ash trees

Associated Press
Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- In an effort to stop the spread of invasive emerald ash borer beetle, the Illinois Department of Transportation says it won't plant ash trees in any more of it...
Widower: I was helpless to stop abuse

Associated Press
Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A widower of an East St. Louis woman who police say routinely ordered children in her home to beat a mentally challenged woman says he was helpless to ...
Report: Fund for death defenses remains unchecked

Associated Press
Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A state fund that pays for death penalty cases shows a pattern of unchecked expenses and questionable fees billed by some lawyers and trial experts, accor...

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