Articles filed under Illinois
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Former Blago spokeswomen fined for ethical lapseDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Three former spokeswomen for Gov. Rod Blagojevich have been fined by a state ethics commission for creating on state time a news release touting Barack Oba...
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Hoopeston woman stabbed to deathDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - HOOPESTON -- Authorities in Vermilion County are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old Hoopeston woman. Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson says an autops...
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New laws starting Jan. 1 address distracted driving, bowling shoesDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - More than 250 new state laws take effect tomorrow covering a dizzying array of topics and penalties. The Daily Herald pored over the list to find 10 of the...
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Quinn to state prison chief: Early release was a 'big mistake'Dec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The director of the state prison system said Wednesday he made a mistake in speeding up an early release program and his boss - Gov. Pat Quinn - announced...
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Illinois State Bancorp gets last of bailout cashDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department said Thursday it has pumped $29.3 million into 10 banks, including Illinois State Bancorp Inc., which will be the last to receive i...
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Murder trial move approved for Ill. grandmotherDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - VIRGINIA -- The trial for a 74-year-old Cass County woman accused of shooting her granddaughter's estranged husband to death has been moved to Quincy. Eighth Circuit Jud...
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Tiger euthanized at Bloomington zooDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Authorities at Bloomington's Miller Park Zoo say they have euthanized Besar, one of the zoo's Sumatran tigers, because of his failing kidney function. Zoo...
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Female Boy Scout leader denies sex with teenDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A St. Clair County judge says a Boy Scout leader may stay free on bond after she pleaded not guilty to charges that accuse her of having sex with a 15-year...
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Illinois man punished for illegal Neb. deer killDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- An Illinois man who illegally killed a deer in Nebraska has been given two years of federal probation and has been barred from hunting during that time. A...
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Man accused of slashing woman to deathDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - CAHOKIA -- A southwestern Illinois man is jailed on $1 million bond on charges that accuse him of fatally slashing his 18-year-old girlfriend's throat when she tried to ...