Illinois
-
Counting Illinois' endangered species
Jun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- For most, the mention of endangered species conjures images of faraway black rhinos, mountain gorillas or Siberian tigers. Closer to home, endangered spec...
-
Amtrak sets recordJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Amtrak says its passenger train service between Milwaukee and Chicago continues to set ridership records. Amtrak says more than 64,000 passengers used the trains in Ma...
-
More West Nile foundJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Southern Illinois has recorded its first positive West Nile virus test of the year. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the test was collected Mon...
-
Woman sued in fire death of foster child
Jun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- After suffering severe burns in a failed effort to save the 11-month-old foster child she was hoping to adopt, a 50-year-old Peoria woman is now facing a new o...
-
Blagojevich talks tough on budgetJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - If lawmakers don't come up with more dollars for the state's budget in two weeks, Gov. Rod Blagojevich will order $1.5 billion in draconian cuts to some of Illinois' mos...
-
Numbers of Gypsy moths reach record
Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - State officials say the gypsy moth, an insect that invaded Illinois 20 years ago, has reached record numbers this year. James Cavanaugh of the Department of Agriculture ...
-
Teen missing in Fox River
Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - OSWEGO -- Authorities say they plan to resume the search for an 18-year-old Montgomery man who disappeared while swimming in the Fox River near downtown Oswego. They say...
-
State workers protestJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Thousands of state workers converged on the state Capitol to ratchet up pressure on the Blagojevich administration for a new union contract before the current deal expir...
-
Prosecutors intend to retry man in 1993 ISU killing
Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they will continue with the investigation and prosecution of a man whose conviction in the 1993 murder of an Illinois State Unive...
-
Illinois to test new DUI deviceJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois traffic safety officials say they're going to deploy a high-tech tool that they hope will curb drunken driving. The Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device was...