Articles filed under Illinois
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Police: 3 women gunned down while in car with kidsNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Investigators on Sunday captured a man they believe opened fire on a car parked at a gas station, killing three women, including an acquaintance of the...
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2 fire departments get pet oxygen masksNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Firefighters in Chicago and south suburban Matteson have recently gotten a new way to help save the lives of pets. Oxygen masks will be distributed to the departments, a...
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Swine flu death reported in southern Ill.Nov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - MARION -- Health officials in southern Illinois' Williamson County say they've confirmed their first death from swine flu. The Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Depar...
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Teen found dead in Peoria basementNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Authorities have identified a 17-year-old girl found dead in the basement of a Peoria house but haven't released her cause of death. Peoria County Coroner John...
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While suburban sales tick up, home prices dropNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The suburban counties around Chicago saw a slight uptick in home sales during the third quarter - but at a price. Homes prices plunged as much as 17%. Still, the lower h...
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Ex-state health official indicted for misconductNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- The former head of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District has been indicted on theft and official misconduct charges. A Champaign County jury returned the...
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U-46 laments lack of action on unfunded mandates resolutionNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A resolution calling for a review of unfunded mandates placed on schools quickly picked up dozens of co-sponsors in the state House's October veto session. Cash-strapped...
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S. Ill. driver hits 2 deer in 10 minutesNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - JERSEYVILLE -- Kathryn Gowin was already spooked after she hit a deer with her Ford Explorer last week in southern Illinois. Then 10 minutes later, she hit another one. ...
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Governor candidates split on health careNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt out if it can, a position rejected by...
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Whooping cranes making slow progress over IllinoisNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- Twenty whooping cranes led by four ultra-light aircraft are poised to fly over Central Illinois on their way to wintering grounds in Florida. Liz Condie, ...