Articles filed under Illinois
-
Quinn signs ethics lawDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn marked the one-year anniversary of Rod Blagojevich's arrest by signing into law Illinois' first-ever campaign contribution limits. Quinn signed the bill W...
-
Federal board to investigate deadly explosionDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says it is sending a team to northern Illinois to investigate an explosion of a high pressure vessel at a technology plant that left one m...
-
Police: female Boy Scout leader had sex with boyDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- St. Clair County authorities say they have charged a female Boy Scout leader with criminal sexual assault and ordered her held on $100,000 bond. The scout ...
-
McKenna announces Illinois finance planDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Republican candidate for governor Andy McKenna on Tuesday proposed dramatically cutting state spending to rescue Illinois' finances without an income tax increase. Chica...
-
Gas line explodes at plant in Belvidere, kills man at oasisDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A gas line exploded Monday at a technology plant, sending aloft debris that killed a man at a nearby highway rest area. The explosion rocked the NDK America Inc. plant i...
-
Hynes gets backing of teachers' unionDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Democrat Dan Hynes has the backing of a powerful teachers' union in his bid for governor. The 103,000-member Illinois Federation of Teachers has endorsed Hynes over Gov....
-
Supreme Court seems wary of law used to convict Ryan, BlackDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to limit federal prosecutors' use of a fraud law that has helped win convictions of high-profile corporate exec...
-
Illinois man killed in ATV wreckDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - FARMERSVILLE -- Authorities in Montgomery County say a man was killed in a weekend accident involving an all-terrain vehicle. Investigators say the body of 38-year-old D...
-
Slain officer's son accused of trying to kill copDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - CAHOKIA -- The son a slain southwestern Illinois police officer is accused of trying to kill a law enforcer. St. Clair County prosecutors have charged 26-year-old Antoni...
-
Quinn picks up endorsement from Chicago leaders, Cong. DavisDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A group of city and state politicians on Chicago's West Side has endorsed Gov. Pat Quinn for the Feb. 2 primary. The leaders include several Chicago aldermen and Congres...