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Obama to appear with running mate Saturday

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the Democratic hopeful onstage Saturday at a rally in this capital city where Obama launched his White H...
Illinois commission expects earful on prison plan

Associated Press
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC -- A state commission considering a plan to close a central Illinois prison expects to hear from dozens of people at a public hearing. Most are expected to tell ...
Will Co. keeps elected coroner

Associated Press
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Will County Board has decided against giving voters a chance to decide whether the elected coroner should be replaced by an appointed medical examiner. The board had...
No prison for downstate trucker

Associated Press
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - CLAYTON, Mo. -- An Illinois trucker who authorities blame for a chain-reaction accident on a Missouri freeway near St. Louis has avoided prison time. Fifty-four-year-old...
Obama veep announcement expected in coming days

Associated Press
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice presidential choice in the coming days. But the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the...
Democrats lining up to be upper chamber leader

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A behind-the-scenes power struggle among Illinois Democrats intensified Monday with the announcement that Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. will ret...
Bradley president against lowering drinking age

Associated Press
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- The president of Bradley University says she is opposed to the idea of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 years old as proposed by the Amethyst Initiative...
EPA: Illinois not meeting soot standards

Associated Press
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal agency has sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich warning that air quality in 14 Illinois counties -- including Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will -- do...
Escaped buffalo shot after wandering onto I-55

Associated Press
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BRAIDWOOD -- Illinois State Police say four buffalo escaped from a farm in Braidwood and were shot after they blocked morning traffic. The buffalo wandered onto Intersta...
Family boosts reward in downstate murder

Associated Press
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- The family of a Missouri man found dead in Illinois hopes increasing the reward to $7,000 helps crack the case. The Major Case Squad of Greater S...

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