Articles filed under Illinois
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Cops raid party near Bradley UniversityNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Illinois State Police say they ticketed or arrested 65 partygoers, about two-thirds of them Bradley University athletes, in a weekend raid at an off-campus hou...
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Cops: Body found in river is missing momNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Rockford police say a body found in the Rock River belongs to a mother of three who was reported missing several weeks ago. Authorities say a jogger found th...
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Prosecutors probe missing cemetery fundsNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Prosecutors from St. Clair and Madison counties and Illinois State Police were scheduled to meet this week in a probe of $300,000 in prepaid burial funds t...
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Chemistry industry is vital to economyNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - As the Obama administration takes form over the next several weeks and begins crafting policy, the nation's new leaders need to have a firm understanding of the crucial ...
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New Senate president raises hopesNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers don't hear much good news these days. The budget is falling apart. Schools are struggling. Top leaders are feuding. So the selection of...
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Shooting kills bouncer at Rockford barNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Two employees of a Rockford bar were shot early Sunday, one of them fatally, as they tried to keep a man from re-entering the bar after being thrown out. Pol...
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Man held on $1 million bond in Bloomington deathNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- A McLean County judge has ordered a man from Normal held on $1 million bond in the stabbing death of a Bloomington man. Authorities say 22-year-old Joshua...
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State police announce sweeping changesNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Illinois State Police say the high-speed crash of a trooper's cruiser that killed two Collinsville sisters last year has prompted dramatic policy changes. ...
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Firearm hunting season begins in IllinoisNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD _ Illinois hunters are taking to the woods as the first statewide firearm deer hunt begins. The season started Friday and lasts through Sunday. Department of Na...
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Judge blocks layoffs at Pontiac prisonNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has temporarily blocked the state from laying off workers at a central Illinois prison it plans to close by the end of the year. Livingston County Judge R. Micha...