Articles filed under Illinois
-
Burris affirms support for public optionNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - As Democratic leaders in Washington try to round up votes to pass health care reform legislation, U.S. Sen. Roland Burris on Monday stuck by his demand for a public opti...
-
Final link in trails connecting 3 states plannedNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - PORTAGE, Ind. -- A northwest Indiana development official says he hopes a 10-mile stretch of recreation trail along Lake Michigan can be built within five years to compl...
-
1 dead after downstate roads floodNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - MOUNT PULASKI -- Authorities say a 97-year-old man has died after his vehicle became caught in floodwaters in central Illinois. Logan County Emergency Management Agency ...
-
Volunteers step up for Christmas WonderlandOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - ALTON -- Just when it appeared that the Grinch had won, the people of Whoville came to the rescue. After thieves stole more than a half-mile of wiring from the Christmas...
-
Letters from accused killer may be part of trialOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Nashville judge will decide whether a jury will see letters and phone calls made by an Illinois truck driver accused of killing at least four women...
-
Monticello volunteers renovate trainOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - DECATUR -- It has been a dream of John Sciutto and other Monticello Railway Museum leaders to operate an old-fashioned steam locomotive to pull the imaginations of passe...
-
Quinn says he's OK with campaign finance dealOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn called it a "great day" for Illinois and all but promised to sign campaign finance legislation lawmakers approved Friday. Quinn wanted the l...
-
Plan floated to limit local power over video pokerOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Faced with growing opposition to video gambling machines in bars and restaurants across the state, lawmakers moved Friday to make it harder for cities and counties to ba...
-
Woman charged in death of live-in boyfriendOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Prosecutors in Peoria have filed murder charges against the live-in girlfriend of a man who was shot to death last week. The woman charged with two counts of f...
-
Springfield man slain in motel, 3 arrestedOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Police say they have arrested three people in connection with the beating death of a Springfield man inside a room at a local motel. The victim, 32-year-o...