Illinois
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FAA: O'Hare flight caps not decided yet
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration said a cap on flights into O'Hare International Airport won't necessarily be lifted instantly next year when a new runway is schedul...
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Explosions, fire severely damage Springfield power plant
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A series of explosions followed by a spectacular wind-whipped fire did extensive damage at Springfield's main power plant late Saturday, but caused no inj...
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State wants every gambler cardedNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - For years, critics have called the Illinois Gaming Board's self-exclusion program for problem gamblers a joke. The program invited gambling addicts to sign up to be excl...
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Officer's ex-wife to be exhumed
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Authorities probing the disappearance of a Bolingbrook police officer's wife said Friday the case has shifted from a missing persons investigation to a potential homicid...
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Downstate groomer pleads not guilty to poisoning dogs
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- A central Illinois dog groomer has pleaded not guilty to charges she used antifreeze-laced hamburger meat to poison two dogs owned by a competitor. ...
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War posters on display at Lincoln library
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In the days before television, U.S. propaganda in support of war fell to painters and photographers. The memorable images from war posters in the first ha...
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State to step up probe into low 2007 test scoresNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois education officials said Friday they're looking to hire an independent party to explore the issue of lackluster high school test scores on the 2007 Prairie Stat...
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How toxic were 5 Illinoisans?
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- While she traveled the world with the Navy, Stephanie Felten said she carefully considered the food and consumer products she bought, figuring other countries...
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Friends, family have given up hope
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - They believe they're looking for a body now. Nobody scours the woods, peering behind bushes or watches divers bob in a retention pond for somebody who is alive. "We all ...
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Our community colleges need aidNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I write to express concerns from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association regarding state funding for community college districts. Illinois state funding for ...