Articles filed under Illinois
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Man convicted in wife's death sentencedNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - URBANA _ A man convicted of killing his estranged wife and burying her body in the woods has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. Thirty-nine-year-old Robert Arnette wa...
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Commission OKs probe of tollway chief's 'revolving door' waiverNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The state Ethics Commission will allow Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's staff to review former tollway chief Brian McPartlin's request for a waiver from the "rev...
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Services planned for Durbin's daughterNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Private funeral services are planned Thursday for the daughter of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who died from complications related to a congenital heart conditio...
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2 years in racial graffiti caseNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in the spray-painting of racial threats and epithets on an Illinois home...
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Ex-Air Force officer sentenced for child pornNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A former Air Force senior master sergeant should spent four years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. A federal judge in East St. Louis...
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Vallas' run for office over before it startedNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, who narrowly lost a bid for governor in the 2002 Democratic primary, shut the door Sunday to another run for executive office in ...
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Peoria elementary school damaged by fireNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Classes have been canceled Monday at a Peoria elementary school that was damaged by a weekend fire. Fire officials say the blaze early Sunday at Thomas Jeffers...
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Obama rocks the mock voteNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - If it's true parents often impress their political views on their children, Illinois voters will paint their towns blue in a landslide win for Barack Obama next week. Ho...
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Rockford boy fatally struck by school busNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- A 9-year-old Rockford boy has died after he was hit by a school bus while trying to cross the street. Police haven't identified the Nelson Elementary School ...
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Peoria police shoot man, say he fired at squad carNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- Peoria police are investigating the death of a man killed by officers who say he opened fire on them with an assault rifle. Police say officers were responding...