Articles filed under Illinois
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Edward Hospital CEO wants state board, staff firedMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The head of a suburban hospital who wore a wire to help bring down Rod Blagojevich now wants lawmakers to fire the state panel and staffers who've rejected...
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Frat house fire displaces NIU studentsMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- More than a dozen Northern Illinois University students have been displaced after their fraternity house was heavily damaged in a fire. DeKalb Fire Chief Bruce...
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Flu turning out to be not so badMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health director told state lawmakers Tuesday that it's important to remain vigilant in the face of the H1N1 flu virus, bu...
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Madigan says no to gamblingMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has ruled out gambling expansion as a possible fix for the state's nearly $12 billion budget deficit. "We're not goi...
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Suburban park districts stay on lawmakers' radarMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Park district representatives from across the suburbs flocked to the Capitol on Tuesday in hopes of keeping their grant money flowing. Several area distric...
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Police: 3 found dead in southwestern Illinois homeMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA -- A mother and her two young boys were found murdered on Tuesday in their southwestern Illinois home where police said they had previously investigated suspici...
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Palatine state Sen. Murphy eyeing run for governorMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine is the latest Republican to publicly consider throwing his hat into the 2010 Illinois governor's race. Murphy said Monda...
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Archer Daniels Midland's 3Q profit tumblesMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Archer Daniels Midland Co., a major corn and soybean processor and ethanol maker, said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit tumbled an unexpectedly sharp...
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Grant will pay to make one suburban school 'green'May 04, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - One suburban school will be getting a green makeover, courtesy of the U.S. Green Building Council's Chicago Chapter. The council, which has joined Gov. Pat...
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3 found dead in downstate houseMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA -- Authorities in southwestern Illinois say three people have been found dead in a home in Columbia. Investigators are withholding additional details, including...