Articles filed under Illinois
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2 dead in central Illinois house fireNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - GIBSON CITY -- Two teenagers are dead after an overnight fire in a small central Illinois town. Ford County Coroner Doug Wallace says 13-year-old Madisyn Moore and 14-ye...
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PGA Tour returning to Cog Hill in LemontNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - After going a year without a big-time golf tournament in the area, 2009 promises a return to prominence for the Chicago area with a pair of biggies on the schedule. The ...
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U of I ready to extend president's contractNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The University of Illinois is ready to extend President Joseph White's contract by a year and a half. The university board of trustees will consider the ext...
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Powerbroker Cellini due in court FridayNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal prosecutors say indicted Illinois power broker William Cellini Sr. is scheduled to appear in court on Friday. Randall Samborn is a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Pa...
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Ill. Goodwill worker finds $7,500 in donated shoesNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - GLEN CARBON -- A newcomer to the United States apparently had quite a first day working at a Goodwill store in southwestern Illinois. The nonprofit charity says Teodora ...
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Downstate man 3rd in World Series of PokerNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - ALTON -- A 53-year-old trucking account manager from Illinois is more than $4.5 million richer thanks to a monster poker tournament, but winning the top prize just wasn...
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Ill. state trooper facing DUI chargeNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - MOUNT VERNON -- An Illinois State Police trooper is free on bond after being accused of driving drunk last month in southern Illinois. Forty-seven-year-old Lyle Hicks is...
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Bond hearing set in SIU threat caseNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A former Southern Illinois University student awaiting trial on charges that he threatened a "murderous rampage" is scheduled to appear in court over wh...
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Peoria teen charged with attempted murderNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Authorities in Peoria are holding a 19-year-old man on an attempted murder charge in a double shooting that occurred late last month. Police say they arrested ...
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State makes grants for Alzheimer's diseaseNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The state of Illinois will make $190,000 in grants to help research, treat and prevent Alzheimer's disease. The money comes from donations Illinois taxpayers made on the...