Articles filed under Illinois
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WWII Medal of Honor recipient Russell Dunham diesApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Russell Dunham never considered himself a hero that snowy day he charged a French hill during World War II, killing nine German soldiers and taking two othe...
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Woman charged with theft from villageApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The newly established Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Unit of the Cook County Sheriff's Police is now handling its first case -- that of a former Hazel Crest empl...
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Home care workers for seniors could be cutApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Some seniors who depend on hired "homemakers" to wash their laundry, cook their meals and give them baths might get a little less help around the house. W...
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Services Friday for Medal of Honor recipientApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - ALTON -- Family and friends are saying their final goodbyes to a southwestern Illinois man who received a Medal of Honor for his heroics during World War II. Russell Dun...
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Ill. lawmakers look to raise cigarette tax againApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- One of Bill McCloskey's gas stations used to sell 110,000 packs of cigarettes a month before a $2 Cook County sales tax kicked in three years ago. Now it ...
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Accountability measure advances to state SenateApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just as a federal grand jury handed up an indictment against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, suburban state lawmakers were fighting to make sure future governors have fewer...
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Ill. death penalty case stalled for lack of fundsApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The nation's second-largest public defender's office has asked a judge to bar the death penalty in a double murder case because the office can't pay the expenses. Cook C...
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Surgery performed on whooping craneApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - URBANA -- Staff and volunteers at the University of Illinois Wildlife Clinic in Urbana were waiting to see if delicate surgery on the broken leg of a young whooping cran...
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Evergreen Park won't host South Side Irish paradeApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - EVERGREEN PARK -- Chicago's South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade is still looking for a home. After organizers decided that it would no longer hold the parade that ...
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Downstate man accused of fatally shooting dogApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - ELDORADO -- A southern Illinois man is charged with felony animal cruelty after allegedly fatally shooting a neighbor's puppy. Saline County prosecutors have charged 60-...