Articles filed under Illinois
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High school superintendent found deadOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - OTTAWA -- Grief counseling will be available for students at Ottawa Township High School this week after the school's superintendent was found dead in his home. The LaSa...
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Family of man shot by Rockford police sue cityOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- The family of a 23-year-old man who was fatally shot by Rockford police inside a church-run daycare full of children has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit again...
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Trial set for trooper accused in deadly crashOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A trial is scheduled in March for an Illinois state trooper accused in a 2007 freeway wreck that killed two sisters in southwestern Illinois. Thirty-one-ye...
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Man drowns while fishing with friendOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - SESSER -- Authorities in southern Illinois' Franklin County say a man drowned in a weekend boating accident. Coroner Marty Leffler says 70-year-old Curtis Frye was fishi...
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Retired firefighter douses blaze at his homeOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A retired central Illinois firefighter has put out what he's probably hoping will be his last blaze -- at his own home. Marty Hoeniges found the fire in h...
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Ex-Northfield official running for attorney generalOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Republicans have a candidate for attorney general. Attorney and former Northfield trustee Steve Kim formally announced Monday that he's running. If he's elected...
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2 dead in domestic dispute in central Ill.Oct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - DANVILLE -- Two people are dead in the central Illinois city of Danville in what authorities are calling a domestic dispute. Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson says ...
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Downstate school hired jailed teacher despite felonyOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - METAMORA -- A central Illinois school district says it was trying to give a young man another chance when it hired him as a teacher and coach despite a felony conviction...
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Kim to announce candidacy for attorney generalOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - A suburban Chicago lawyer is set to formally announce his candidacy for Illinois attorney general. Republican Steve Kim will make the announcement Monday at an event in ...
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Corrections worker on leave for having nooseOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois Department of Corrections employee has been placed on paid leave after a noose was found hanging in his work area. Corrections spokeswoman Jan...