Articles filed under Illinois
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State urges caution after 141 candle firesDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Fire Marshal warns that December is the peak month for home candle fires. The marshal's office says that according to the National Fire...
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Memo may point to IL as site for Gitmo detaineesDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A draft memo leaked to a conservative Web site is an encouraging sign the government intends to transfer Guantanamo terrorist suspects to Illinois, Sen. R...
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Sen. Dem candidate says al-Qaida's influence 'grossly exaggerated'Dec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Senate Democratic hopeful Robert Marshall says al-Qaida is a "small ragtag band of pirates" whose influence is "grossly exaggerated" by America's war in Afghanistan. Yet...
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Police: Geneseo hostage situation ends peacefullyDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - GENESEO -- A hostage situation in the northwestern Illinois community of Geneseo has ended peacefully. Police say no one was injured in the nine-hour standoff, and a sus...
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State poised to crack down on distracted driversDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois has a message for distracted drivers: Pay attention. New laws cracking down on distracted drivers go into effect Jan. 1 and state officials want to make sure mo...
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Bloomington man gets 45 years in son's deathDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A McLean County judge has sentenced a Bloomington man to 45 years in prison for the beating death of his 15-month-old son. The defendant, 23-year-old Geor...
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Homeless man gets 60 years in girl's murderDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- A Peoria County judge has sentenced a 22-year-old homeless man to 60 years in prison for strangling and stabbing an 18-year-old girl and then leaving her body ...
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Ryan focuses on spending cuts, but open to tax hikes post recessionDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - If former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan wins his bid for governor, the Elmhurst Republican says he will focus on cutting spending, but be open minded to tax hikes o...
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Ill. man to be sentenced for 1977 killing in Mo.Dec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - CLAYTON, Mo. -- Gregory Bowman spent nearly three decades in prison for two killings in Illinois before his conviction was overturned. Now, he's about to head back to pr...
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Boyd drops out of Senate raceDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Will Boyd has dropped out of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. The Greenville city councilman's petitions were being challenged at the time. Boyd issued a news rel...