Illinois
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Study: Death penalty flaws still existMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Eight years after Illinois' death penalty moratorium was imposed, many systemic flaws that led to wrongful convictions still exist. That was the main thrust of an activi...
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Obama's name comes up at fundraiser's trialMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's name came up Thursday at the trial of fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko. The Democratic presidential contender has faced some tough questions latel...
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A decade for dismantling nuclear plantMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Officials of Exelon Nuclear say it could take up to 10 years to dismantle the closed Zion nuclear plant and return the site to its natural state. Exelon has hired a priv...
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Police give access to edited Lane Bryant call
Mar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - TINLEY PARK -- Tinley Park Police have established a toll-free number that allows callers to hear portions of the 911 call from a deadly store shooting. The recording be...
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Lawmakers endorse newspaper photo accessMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers gave early approval to a law that would allow newspapers to continue selling pictures from high school state championship tournaments witho...
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IHSA has image problem in SpringfieldMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers gave early approval to a law that would allow newspapers to continue selling pictures from high school state championship tournaments with...
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Superdelegates hold the key
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One shot dead, one injured in south suburbsMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - \Two people were shot Thursday afternoon in South suburban South Holland near Thornridge High School and St. Jude parish, which contains a grade school. ABC 7 Chicago re...
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Mayors seek an end to pension sweetenersMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Mayors from across the suburbs and state asked lawmakers Thursday to halt all enhancements to police and firefighter pensions until the growing debt and i...
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Wettest February on recordMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The state climatologist says last month was the wettest February in Illinois since records started being kept in 1895. The 4.48 inches of precipitation Illinois received...