Illinois
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Three die of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - OLNEY -- A woman and her two nieces whose bodies were found in a camper in southeastern Illinois died of apparent carbon monoxide. Richland County Coroner Randy Kistler ...
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Mother pleads not guilty in newborn's death
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - MARSHALL -- An eastern Illinois woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that accuse her of drowning her newborn baby. Cayla Wheeler will go trial on September 12 after e...
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State loses if Pontiac Prison closes
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois officials are beginning to express concern that the closing of Pontiac Prison and its replacement in Thomson would give a boost to Iowa's economy...
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Archer Daniels Midland profit down 61 percent in 4Q
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - DECATUR -- Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit plunged by 61 percent, coming in below expectations even though revenues soared. The Decatur...
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State's last 2 disaster recovery centers to close
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The last two recovery centers opened to assist victims of severe storms and flooding in Illinois will close this week. The Disaster Recovery Centers opene...
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Rockford family says son killed in Afghanistan
Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - A soldier from Rockford who had plans to attend college when his U.S. Army enlistment ended was killed by a bomb blast in Afghanistan as he returned from a patrol, his f...
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Feds OK $9 million in flood aid
Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal authorities say they have approved more than $9.7 million in disaster assistance grants for Illinois residents who suffered damages and losses from the severe st...
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Former jailer pleads guilty to sex charges
Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - BENTON -- Sentencing is set for September 26th for a former Franklin County jail inmate who has pleaded guilty to three counts of custodial sexual misconduct with female...
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Chenoa mourns boy killed in go-cart accident
Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - CHENOA -- School and church officials in the central Illinois city of Chenoa plan to make counselors available for those mourning an 8-year-old boy who died in a head-on...
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UAW holds strike vote at Mitsubishi's downstate plant
Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Neither side is talking in the wake of a vote by union workers at the Mitsubishi Motors plant in downstate Normal. Negotiations reportedly continue ahead of the August 2...