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2007 ended with Illinois owing record amount

Associated Press
Jan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state of Illinois ended 2007 with the bills it owed reaching a record amount, according to the comptroller's office. A report released by Comptroller ...
Cleanup begins after first January tornadoes in 57 years

Daily Herald Staff and Wire Reports Associated Press
Jan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Bill Lischka was sitting and drinking coffee at the Boone County Family Restaurant in Caledonia when he heard an uncommon sound for January: a tornado siren. "Next thing...
Having something to prove in New Hampshire

Associated Press
Jan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- With Democratic hopeful Barack Obama poised to notch his second win in five days, Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney scrapped for success on the...
Toll officials draw a blank on cheats tally

By Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Jan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - How many tollway drivers don't pay tolls? How much money do toll cheats owe the state tollway? Pose these questions to Illinois tollway officials and they can't give an ...
Briefs: An Olympic pep talk

Jan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President Bush says Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics will make America proud. Bush met Monday morning with the city's organizing committee and members of the U...
A bit of springtime in January

Associated Press
Jan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A brief respite from winter's bitter chill known as a January thaw is not uncommon. But the weather much of the Midwest has experienced the last few days is more like a ...
Attorney: Letter writer says he talked to Stacy Peterson in November

Associated Press
Jan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Bolingbrook police officer suspected in his wife's October disappearance has received a letter from a person claiming to have spoken to the missing woman outsid...
Creator of Illiniwek logo sues for control of image

Associated Press
Jan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The man who created the circular, orange-and-blue Chief Illiniwek logo for the University of Illinois is suing to get it back. Champaign graphic artist Jack Davis sued U...
Downstate farm part of Trail of Tears

Associated Press
Jan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - GRANTSBURG, Ill. -- A Johnson County farm is set to become the first site in southern Illinois to be designated as part of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Jo...
Copper thieves target wires at Will Co. railroad crossing

Associated Press
Jan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Copper thieves made off with wires that signal warning lights and lower gates at Will County railroad crossings, and officials said the thefts could increase the chances...

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