Articles filed under Illinois
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Police: Suspect arrested in Ill. motel killingOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - FAIRMONT CITY -- Investigators say they've made an arrest in the weekend killing of a Missouri man whose body was found in a motel room in southwestern Illinois. Authori...
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LaHood highlights role of rail in recoveryOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pointing to the transportation industry as being one of the engines that will help the nation's economy recover from ...
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Ex-Ill. predator charged with child pornOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- An Omaha man convicted a decade ago of indecent solicitation of a child has been charged with possessing child pornography. Theodore Manos pleaded not gui...
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Royko's son gets 30 months for failed bank robberyOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A son of the late newspaper columnist Mike Royko has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for attempted bank robbery. Robert Royko could have been sent to prison for mo...
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Blagojevich cleared for TV show, but with possible provisionsOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Judge James Zagel and U.S. prosecutors raised no objections to Rod Blagojevich taking part in NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" at a status hearing in U.S. Federal Court Mond...
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Springfield hotel on the auction blockOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state of Illinois will auction off a Springfield hotel in December after 27 years and a $30 million unpaid debt. State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias on ...
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U of I Chancellor Richard Herman resignsOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman resigned Tuesday following months of pressure over special attention the school paid to politically connect...
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LaSalle Co. school closed due to illnessOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - SERENA -- An outbreak of illness in LaSalle County is forcing officials to close Serena Grade School for the rest of the week. Superintendent Dan Joyce says 69 students ...
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Ex-Blagojevich aide pleads guilty to corruptionOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A former top aide to ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooperate with prosecutors in the case involving the forme...
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Trial under way for man accused in 1977 slayingOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - CLAYTON, Mo. -- DNA evidence will play a crucial role in the trial of Gregory Bowman, accused in the 1977 murder of a 16-year-old girl found strangled in a field in St....