Illinois
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Judge says Drew Peterson's property must be returned
Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities investigating the disappearance of Drew Peterson's wife, Stacy, must return all items seized from his home within 30 days, a Will County judge ruled today. H...
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Maryville director leaves post because of questionable background
Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - DURAND, Ill. -- The director of the Maryville Academy Farm Campus, a group home for troubled girls, has left his job after a background check uncovered previously undisc...
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IHSA photo policy brings audit callFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A suburban lawmaker wants state auditors to review the Illinois High School Association in response to the high school athletic group barring media photog...
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Governor unfazed by link to corruption caseFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Undeniably linked to a federal corruption case and then stymied by lawmakers on health care, Gov. Rod Blagojevich grasped for political relevance Tuesday,...
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Foster, Oberweis talk Iraq, taxes and valuesFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Congressional hopefuls Bill Foster and Jim Oberweis Tuesday night clashed on the war in Iraq and health care as the special March 8 election draws closer. Foster, the De...
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NIU gets OK to build proton cancer centerFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois regulators gave Northern Illinois University the go-ahead Tuesday to pursue construction of the state's first proton therapy cancer treatment center in West Chi...
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Big snowstorm spurs plea for federal helpFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The seemingly continual snowstorms this season blend together, but one event was so significant it has triggered calls for federal help from 21 counties in southern Wisc...
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Don't rush changes in early votingFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The phrase "every vote counts" might not be ringing true with some who cast ballots in the Feb. 5 primary. That's because the candidate they favored wound up saying to t...
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State considers lowering voting age to 17Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Few legal rites of passage exist at age 17. There's the opportunity to see R-rated movies like "Strange Wilderness" without Mom or Dad. Or buy an M-rated ...
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Prosecutors allege donation to Blagojevich bought board seatFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Government prosecutors say an Elmhurst banker's seat on a state banking board was purchased with a $50,000 donation to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign. The government al...