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Decision on retrying Alton Logan postponed

Associated Press
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois prosecutors still haven't determined whether they will retry a man locked away 26 years for murder who was freed in April after it was learned another man confe...
Birds test positive for West Nile

Associated Press
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health says the state has its first cases of West Nile virus in birds for 2008. Doctor Damon Arnold, director of the state public healt...
Illinois foreclosures still way up

By Emily Krone
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Significantly more Chicago area households received some type of foreclosure notice this June than last, suggesting the local foreclosure problem stands to get worse bef...
How your lawmakers voted on gambling expansion

Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted 47-55 Thursday to reject a proposed gambling expansion plan that would have helped finance $34 billion in state construction. Here...
Quinn: Gov's budget cuts 'petty and vindictive'

Associated Press
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn says cuts to his and other statewide officials' budgets were "petty and vindictive." Governor Rod Blagojevich cut 1...
Food bank in affluent area needs help

Associated Press
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The staff at a food bank that serves affluent communities like Wilmette, Winnetka and Glencoe say they have seen a surge in people in need of basic food supplies. Becaus...
Man sentenced to 20 years in ex-senator's mugging

Associated Press
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County Circuit Court judge has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for trying to rob former presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun. Judge M...
No dice to gambling expansion

By John Patterson Daily Herald Staff
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Plans to pay for billions of dollars in road, bridge and school construction with more and bigger casinos were declared "dead" Thursday, falling victim to ...
Blagojevich pulls funds meant for mandate on seniors

By Marni Pyke
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Another sucker punch from Springfield has transit agencies scratching their heads. Facing a funding crisis in January, area riders were spared fare hikes and service cut...
More charges in crime spree

Associated Press
Jul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - FESTUS, Mo. -- The man suspected of bludgeoning eight people to death last month now faces charges in two states. Nicholas Sheley, 28, was already charged in two of the ...

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