Articles filed under Illinois
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State officials face choice on response to scandalApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- With one governor in prison and another under indictment, Illinois officials must choose between patching holes in current ethics laws or attempting a top...
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Last SLA inmate cleared to serve parole in IllinoisApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - SACRAMENTO -- The last imprisoned member of the 1970s-era Symbionese Liberation Army has been cleared to serve his parole in Illinois after his release next month from a...
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Mega Millions jackpot now $220 millionApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- There has been another rollover in the grand prize for the multistate Mega Millions lottery -- to $220 million. The rollover occurred because no player matche...
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Official charged after prom party raidApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE -- A Collinsville city councilwoman and her husband face misdemeanors tied to a raid by police investigating reports of underage drinking at their home duri...
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Sheley asks to defend himself in new chargesApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- The 29-year-old man charged with eight killings in Illinois and Missouri says he still wants to represent himself on new charges that he assaulted Knox Coun...
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Trial starts in baby starving deathApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- The trial of a 24-year-old Peoria man accused of starving his 5-month-old son to death has begun with testimony from the man's mother and a pediatrician. James...
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4 charged in online prostitution stingApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Four people, including three Illinoisans, have been charged in an online prostitution sting in Iowa City. Iowa City police say an undercover officer m...
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Police shoot man, find woman's body inside apartmentApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - O'FALLON -- Authorities in the southwestern Illinois community of O'Fallon are investigating the case of an armed man shot dead by police at an apartment where a woman's...
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Ethics commission targets state LegislatureApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A reform commission appointed by Gov. Pat Quinn says cleaning up Illinois government requires major changes in the operations of the General Assembly. The...
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Volunteers married where they met -- at homeless shelterApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Two central Illinois volunteers have tied the knot in the place they first met: a homeless shelter. Joyce and Joe Reynolds were married Saturday at the Wa...