Articles filed under Illinois
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Scheme to sell 2,200 pounds of pot brings chargesSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Two East St. Louis men charged with helping to distribute 2,200 pounds of marijuana have been sentenced to federal prison. Federal prosecutors say 39-y...
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Former cocaine kingpin now serves hot dogs, not drugsSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - MARKHAM -- Two decades after customers clamored to buy cocaine from a teenager named John Cappas, they're lined up again to buy what he has to sell: Hot dogs. The one-ti...
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Illinois marks National Preparedness MonthSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Emergency Management Agency has turned to the Internet to help residents mark National Preparedness Month. The state agency has launched a Re...
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Ill. pair accused of burglarizing homes during funeralsSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - MOLINE -- A Rock Island mother and son are accused of robbing people's homes during funerals. Moline police say 66-year-old Judith Squires and her 40-year-old son Glen S...
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Quinn appoints 2 to Ill. labor relations boardSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Just in time for Labor Day, Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed two new members to the Illinois Labor Relations Board. Jacalyn Zimmerman will serve as chair of the seven-member...
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Missing boy found alive, hidden at grandma's homeSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - ROYALTON -- Authorities say a boy allegedly abducted in a custody dispute two years ago has been found alive, hidden behind a wall at his grandmother's southern Illinois...
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Peoria County judge pleads guilty to DUISep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - PEKIN -- A Peoria County judge has pleaded guilty to drunken driving and has paid a fine of nearly $2,000. Associate Judge Albert Purham Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday in T...
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Report suggests more sales tax optionsSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Moviegoers at places like Kerasotes Naperville Showplace 16 and other multiplexes across the suburbs don't get hit with the state's sales tax when catching...
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Man charged with strangling family found indigentSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - WATERLOO -- A Monroe County judge has found murder defendant Christopher Coleman indigent and has appointed two new death penalty certified defense lawyers to handle the...
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Murder charges filed in July stabbingSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A man from Normal is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the death of a man whose body was found July 14 in a mobile home on the city's south si...