Illinois
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Democratic unity efforts put to the test as convention approachesAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Eighteen million strong, Hillary Clinton backers have a choice to make as the Democratic convention nears in late August. Switch allegiance to Barack Obama -- as some ha...
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Rings taken from dead Champaign woman's fingers
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Police in Champaign are looking for someone who stole a pair of gold rings from the hand of a dead woman at her funeral. Police were called after someone re...
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Man stabbed to death in Rockford
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities in Rockford are releasing few details about the stabbing death of a 27-year-old man who was found dying on a street corner just west of the downtown area. De...
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Wilmette man killed in plane crash
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- Authorities say the victims of a collision between two single-engine planes in southwestern Wyoming include a local student pilot and men from Ohio...
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Rabid bat found in Macoupin County
Aug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - CARLINVILLE -- A bat found in northern Macoupin County recently tested positive for rabies, and county authorities are encouraging the public to keep pet vaccinations up...
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Blagojevich to announce help for vets
Aug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Governor Rod Blagojevich is announcing new help for severely disabled veterans. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero said the assistance would be property...
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Body found near downstate church
Aug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Investigators from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis are attempting to identify a decomposing body found on the grounds of an East St. Louis ch...
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200,000 state residents haven't applied for stimulus checksAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 200,000 Illinois residents, mostly seniors, have not applied for their economic stimulus checks. That accounts for nearly $63 million in unclaimed tax rebates....
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Maywood shooting victims ID'd
Aug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The Cook County Medical Examiner's office has identified three 18-year-olds from Maywood who were shot to death in a parked car in the western Chicago suburb. The three ...
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Politician denies anti-tax proposal is election relatedAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Matt Murphy won't admit his latest bill is already dead. But he concedes it's an uphill battle, trying to roll back the Cook County sales tax increase via a state l...