Articles filed under Illinois
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Police: Ill. man shot in Wis. Walmart parking lotOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. -- An Illinois man was shot Friday while walking in the parking lot of a Walmart in southeast Wisconsin and police said the victim appeared to be th...
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Catholic priest who fathered child is suspendedOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- A Wisconsin diocese late Friday suspended a Roman Catholic priest who fathered a child during a five-year relationship in Illinois and may have been involv...
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Report: Blagojevich hired well-connected applicantsOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office maintained a list of 5,700 state job applicants with politically connected sponsors, and hired or promoted 2...
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Republicans thwart effort to have GOP leaders electedOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the Illinois House helped block legislation Friday that would have forced the state Republican Party to change how it elects leaders. The me...
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Hero of NIU shooting turns villain for someOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - A tough-talking police chief hailed as a hero for leading his men into a Northern Illinois University classroom last year after a gunman opened fire is now seen by some ...
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Missing 87-year-old found dead in Bureau CountyOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - PRINCETON -- Authorities say an elderly East Moline woman missing since Tuesday evening has been found dead near Princeton. East Moline Police say 87-year-old Alice Rode...
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Once-spurned Burris may become key vote on health careOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Sen. Roland W. Burris, once scorned as an improperly appointed interloper to the Senate, has positioned himself as a key player in the health care debate as...
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Man gets probation for threatening prosecutorOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - QUINCY -- A Missouri man convicted of threatening an Adams County prosecutor won't go to prison because he's in poor health. Judge Bob Hardwick sentenced 42-year-old Ron...
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Judge hands down verdict in park attack on womanOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A southwestern Illinois judge has found a man guilty of charges related to the beating and rape of a woman in a state park last year. Associate Judge Kyl...
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Congress targets Asian carp problem in Great LakesOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Thursday to provide $6 million for continuing efforts to thwart the Asian carp from penetrating the Great Lakes in what environmentalists ...