Articles filed under Illinois
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Ill. man killed in boating accidentApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - MURRAY, Ky. -- Two men from western Tennessee have died in a Kentucky Lake boating accident. A separate accident on nearby Lake Barkley killed an Illinois man. The Paduc...
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Ex-murder suspect jailed againApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A southwestern Illinois man freed when prosecutors dropped a murder charge due to questions about a detective's credibility is back behind bars. Twenty...
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Coal producer Alliance reports 1st-quarter profitApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Coal producer Alliance Resource Partners is crediting higher prices for a 68 percent increase in first-quarter profits. Alliance said Monday it earn...
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State officials say swine flu no cause for panicApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The state's public health director said swine flu will likely come to Illinois but urge the public to remain calm and said official are working to minimize...
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Braidwood nuclear plant unit back in serviceApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - BRACEVILLE -- Exelon officials say a nuclear reactor is back in service after it was automatically shut down this week. Exelon Nuclear spokesman Paul Dempsey says a devi...
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Gov. Quinn 'sees no reason not to run' for full termApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn intends to seek a full term as chief executive in 2010. Quinn told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he planned to seek election to the ...
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Bomb squad destroys family souvenirApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Orland Park resident Florence Welch says her family has finally gotten rid of a souvenir her late father kept at the various residences he called home over the past 60 y...
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Attorney Allan Ackerman may join Blagojevich legal teamApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich may add veteran criminal defense attorney Allan A. Ackerman to his team. Ackerman told The Associated Press on Monday that he's been "asked t...
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SIU tuition increase in the worksApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard says plans for tuition and fee increases will move forward, despite uncertainties about the state budg...
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Boy dies after being struck by truckApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - DUPO -- Authorities say a 13-year southern Illinois boy died after he was struck by a gravel-filled truck bed which slipped off the vehicle. St. Clair County Sheriff's D...