Articles filed under Illinois
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Family needs $11K to save free-flying macawsOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - CARLINVILLE -- The family of the late Del Nejmanowski of Carlinville have set up a fund at a local bank and are seeking donations to trap his two former pet macaws and s...
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Hall's request to withdraw guilty plea is deniedOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A St. Clair County judge has denied a woman's request to withdraw her guilty plea in the death of her pregnant friend, the unborn child and the victim's th...
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Illinois author chronicles desperadoesOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MACOMB -- With outlaws, John Hallwas has found out that psychology is as important as a six-shooter. Hallwas, an English professor emeritus at Western Illinois Universit...
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Motorcyclist dies after being hit by boatOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MAPLETON -- Authorities say a central Illinois motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a boat that was thrown off its trailer. Authorities say a station wagon pulling...
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Illinois. plant pays $1 million penalty in EPA pactOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A fiberglass manufacturing plant in northern Illinois will pay a $1 million penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The agreement between fiberglass p...
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Regulators shut small banks in Mich., Ill.Oct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Regulators on Friday shut down two small banks, Main Street Bank in Michigan and Meridian Bank in Illinois. They brought to 15 the number of federally insu...
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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...