Illinois
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Political consultant convicted of perjuryMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A former consultant to some of Illinois' biggest political names was convicted of felony perjury and misdemeanor disregard of election code Wednesday. Rodney McCulloch, ...
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Anheuser-Busch relative, 17, accused of underage drinking
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - GODFREY -- A teenage descendant of the beer-making Anheuser-Busch family is accused of underage drinking in downstate Illinois. Seventeen-year-old Adolphus August Busch ...
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Union files charge against schoolMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois' largest teacher's union has filed a charge against the Cambridge Lakes Charter School for a Feb. 25 meeting at which the union claims the school violated teach...
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Another term is all Jesse White wantsMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Secretary of State Jesse White said he plans to seek one more term in office and denied Wednesday that he's interested in a U.S. Senate spot if presidenti...
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This feud is about illegal immigrationMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Village President Bill Sarto is trying to get Trustee Paul Humpher ousted from his elected position because of his domestic feud with his wife, asking the Kane County st...
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Murder of Streator boy still a mystery
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - STREATOR -- In the mind of Michelle Mesarchik, her son Dalton will always be the 7-year-old she last saw five years ago. Dalton was abducted from his front yard in Strea...
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State to withhold hunting, fishing licenses from 'deadbeat' parents
Mar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A $14,000 child support check was handed Rachel Miller because the father of her two sons likes to hunt white-tail deer. The state refused to renew Michae...
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Harassment suit against state fails
Mar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal jury in Chicago has rejected a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the Illinois Department of Human Services by a former employee. The jury found against 3...
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WIU increases security after note about on-campus shootingMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Students at Western Illinois University are reacting with a mixture of caution and apprehension as Macomb and campus police investigate an alleged threat of an on-campus...
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Lawyers don't foresee suits against NIU
Mar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Amid threatened lawsuits and proposed settlements in the Virginia Tech shootings, attorneys said Tuesday such legal battles don't seem to be brewing over last month's ki...