Articles filed under Illinois
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Ex-Franklin County jailer gets 4 yrs for sex chargesOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BENTON_ A former Franklin County jail guard has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexual misconduct with three female inmates. Scott McMurray of Christopher ple...
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Man accused in 1988 stabbing pleads guiltyOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - BELOIT, Wis. -- A murder suspect who'd been on the run for nearly two decades has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter. Ezequiel Lopez-Savala was originall...
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Why do deer cross the road? Because it's mating seasonOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois departments of Transportation and Natural Resources are once again warning the state's motorists to be on the lookout for deer on the roadways...
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Lawsuits pile up in sexual abuse caseOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Another lawsuit has been filed against a former teacher and the school district in connection with the sexual abuse of a female student. The lawsuit filed by the student...
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Senate debate brings out contrasts, fireworksOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg staked out contrasting positions on everything from the economy to Iraq in an hourlong, caustic debate Th...
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Syria releases Oak Park journalistOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department says two American journalists who were detained by Syrian authorities have been released and are safe at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus....
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Two killed in motorcycle crash near JolietOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Two people were killed early Thursday morning and a third person was injured following a motorcycle accident on I-80, state police officials said. Police said the two w...
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Congressman calls Electoral College 'antiquated'Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA- - Republican Congressman Ray LaHood is calling for a change in the way the nation chooses its president. LaHood on Wednesday told junior high school students in ...
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Make your voice heard at the pollsOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm fed up with the mess in Springfield, but I'm writing to voice my opposition to holding a Constitutional convention. Rewriting the entire Constitution is not a way to...
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Statewide, 2,600 affected by company layoffsOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Fourteen companies statewide are laying off around 2,600 workers altogether, including hundreds from the Chicago suburbs, according to documents filed with the state. So...