Articles filed under Illinois
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Mass arrests during 'Unofficial St. Patrick's Day' around U of I campusMar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - URBANA -- Police in Urbana and Champaign are once again coping with a University of Illinois tradition called "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day." Officers had issued 267 cit...
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Gunman kills pastor, stabs self in downstate churchMar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - MARYVILLE -- A gunman walked down the aisle of a suburban St. Louis church during Sunday services and shot the pastor to death before stabbing himself and slashing two o...
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Prosecutor seeking FBI tapes of BurrisMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - A county prosecutor exploring the possibility of perjury charges against U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has asked federal officials for FBI tapes of phone conversations between...
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Lawmakers hold hearing on youth suicidesMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Struggling to come to grips with the recent suicides of three children, Illinois lawmakers gathered a dozen experts Friday to talk about how to prevent future tragedies....
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Ill. prison on lockdown after inmate attackMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - LINCOLN -- State Department of Corrections officials say a prison in central Illinois remains on lockdown after an inmate attacked an officer. Spokeswoman Januari Smith ...
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Madigan pushing revisions to disclosure lawMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan is backing legislation intended to improve Illinois' public-records disclosure law. The rewrite of the Illinois Freedom of I...
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Boy dies after father's abuse arrestMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - DECATUR -- A 7-month-old boy has died a day after his father was jailed for allegedly hurting him. Caden Sollman died Thursday at a Peoria hospital and doctors say his i...
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Lawmakers want to know more about suburban salt grant oversightMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers want to know exactly which suburbs would be in line for millions of dollars to offset the higher prices they had to pay for road salt this ...
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Court ends terror suspect's detention challengeMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge Friday by suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri to the president's authority to detain people without charg...
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Police breaks up medical pot clubMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The operator of a medical marijuana club was being held in the Sangamon County Jail following his arrest during a raid on the facility. Bond was set at $1...