Articles filed under Illinois
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Backstoppers helps families of fallen heroesNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- A unique program has provided the families of fallen police officers and firefighters in the St. Louis area with help with everything from utility bills to ...
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Sheriff wants hate crime indictment in beatingNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - MORRIS -- Morris County Sheriff Terry Marketti says he plans to seek a hate crime indictment against two 32-year-old men accused of beating a Muslim man outside a tavern...
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Chicago teen arrested on murder warrants in UrbanaNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- Authorities in Champaign County say a Chicago teenager wanted in two slayings there has been arrested in Urbana. Sgt. Curt Apperson of the Champaign County She...
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State official charged with phone harassmentNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The chief of staff for a state social service agency has left her job after allegedly using her state-issued telephone to harass another woman because the...
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Man arrested 4 months after friend was killedNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - BELLEVILE -- St. Clair County prosecutors say an alert television viewer is responsible for the arrest of a man accused of fatally stabbing a longtime friend and leaving...
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Woman admits theft from employerNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND -- Authorities say a Rock Island County woman accused of stealing more than $100,000 from her employer has pleaded guilty. The woman, 46-year-old Denise Dreh...
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Quinn approves 133 clemency petitionsNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has approved 133 clemency petitions, part of what he calls a "massive backlog" of nearly 2,500 cases built up under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ...
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Attorney general alleges mortgage fraudNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Joining in a national crackdown on mortgage fraud, the Illinois attorney general has announced lawsuits against three mortgage companies, two of them with offices in the...
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Deere reports 4Q loss on charges, lower salesNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Deere and Co. says sales of tractors, combines and other agricultural mainstays slumped in the fourth quarter and it expects farmers to remain cautious abou...
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Swine flu hospitalizations top 2,000 since AprilNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The number of people hospitalized in Illinois with swine flu since April has topped 2,000. The state's weekly update shows eight new deaths and 389 new ho...