Illinois
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Man charged in death of nursing home resident
Jun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police have charged a 50-year-old man from West Cermak with first-degree murder in the beating death of a nursing home resident. Solomon Owasanoye was charged Sa...
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Elizabeths gather to try for world record
Jun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - ELIZABETH, Ill. -- The world's most famous Elizabeth didn't show, but about 400 other Elizabeths did. The northern Illinois community of Elizabeth tried on Saturday to s...
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Do the candidates understand taxes?Jun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Both John McCain and Barak Obama have displayed either a naive misunderstanding or a disingenuous deception of who actually pays taxes in this country. Obama and Democra...
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Death penalty fate still undecided
Jun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- When former Gov. George Ryan took the extraordinary step of emptying Illinois' death row over fears that an innocent person could be executed, he urged l...
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Some 5,000 pounds of fireworks seized
Jun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - BRIDGEVIEW -- Cook County sheriff's police say they have seized a large cache of illegal fireworks from a Bridgeview trailer in a crackdown on the explosives before Inde...
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Blagojevich met with investigatorsJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal investigators met with Gov. Rod Blagojevich "multiple" times as part of their Operation Board Games investigation, but the governor denied telling fundraisers he...
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Arrest warrants issued for check forgeries
Jun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Authorities in Springfield have issued arrest warrants for 20 people, including three alleged ringleaders, in a scheme in which people would work just lon...
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Murder link investigatedJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Investigators are following up on a tip that a man killed by police during a hostage situation this week in South suburban Dolton is linked to the shooting deaths of fiv...
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Jackson to fight gun shopsJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In the wake of this week's Supreme Court ruling overturning the District of Columbia's handgun ban, the Rev. Jesse Jackson says he will fight to keep any new gun stores ...
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Kirk record strong on environmentJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In recent weeks, Dan Seals has persistently tried to tarnish Congressman Mark Kirk's record on environmental issues. His criticisms highlight how little he understands ...