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State honors Tutu with portrait in Lincoln library

By Nick Shields Daily Herald Staff
May 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Famed South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu tugged away a red cloth to unveil his portrait at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Tuesday, took sever...
Audit cites Medicaid ills

May 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A new audit confirms Illinois has a severe backlog of overdue health care bills, but problems with the Medicaid system go much deeper. Auditor General William Holland fo...
Desmond Tutu to receive Lincoln Leadership Prize

Associated Press
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu pulled aside a red curtain and quickly stepped back to study the painting behind it -- a portrait of the Nobel Peace Prize winner ...
Pastor of Hinsdale church arrested

Associated Press
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - HINSDALE -- With their pastor arrested in an undercover prostitution sting, members of his Hinsdale church are planning a new future for the congregation he helped creat...
Layoffs hit southern Illinois coal mine

Associated Press
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - GALATIA -- The owner of a southern Illinois coal mine says it's laying off 187 workers because of what it calls "sudden, unforeseeable circumstances and physical calamit...
Weekend winds topple tree, kill woman

Associated Press
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPARTA -- Authorities in southern Illinois' Randolph County say last weekend's strong winds are to blame for the death of a 25-year-old mother. Investigators say Duste N...
Former Illinois football player sentenced in computer theft

Associated Press
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- A former University of Illinois football player will spend four months in jail after admitting he stole a laptop computer. Joseph "Jody" Ellis pleaded guilty t...
Lawmakers return with long list of unfinished business

Associated Press
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The calendar says Illinois lawmakers are supposed to finish their spring session in just three weeks, but it may take far longer. Top officials have...
Authorities to courthouse's visitors: Leave drugs at home

Associated Press
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Visitors to St. Clair County's courthouse are being put on notice that bringing drugs into the building isn't a bright idea. Three people have been arreste...
Give Rep. Franks real election recall

May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the May 9 Guest View, Democrat state Rep. Jack Franks expresses his consternation over the lack of the Democrat-controlled state Senate from passing HJRCA 28 giving v...

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