Articles filed under Illinois
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Ex-Gary police chief acquitted on all but 1 chargeSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. _ A former Gary police chief was acquitted Tuesday on five of six counts from a raid that prosecutors say he orchestrated after a burglary at his home. A ...
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Couple sentenced for chaining nieceSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - DANVILLE -- An eastern Illinois couple will spend the next 18 months on probation for chaining their mentally disabled niece to a bed. Vermilion County Judge Nancy Fahey...
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Why some kind of bailout may be neededSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Like millions of Americans, John Skaritka's retirement fund took an initial stock market beating in the wake of Congress rejecting a $700 billion Wall Stre...
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Suburban firefighter charged with child pornSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A Stickney fire lieutenant has been charged with felony possession of child pornography. The FBI said Monday that agents arrested 53-year-old Michael J. Grueber at his N...
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Legal fight brewing over state constitutional convention questionSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just weeks before voters go to the polls, there's a fight emerging over the question they'll face about rewriting the state's constitution. The conflict in...
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GOP congressional candidate gave to BlagojevichSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican congressional candidate Martin Ozinga III is denying any ethical violation in connection with a $10,000 donation he made to Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevic...
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Illinois professor receives National Science AwardSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois physics professor Charles Slichter has been awarded the National Medal of Science. Slichter, who joined the Illinois faculty in 1949,...
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IDOT to stop planting ash treesSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- In an effort to stop the spread of invasive emerald ash borer beetle, the Illinois Department of Transportation says it won't plant ash trees in any more of it...
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Widower: I was helpless to stop abuseSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- A widower of an East St. Louis woman who police say routinely ordered children in her home to beat a mentally challenged woman says he was helpless to ...
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Report: Fund for death defenses remains uncheckedSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A state fund that pays for death penalty cases shows a pattern of unchecked expenses and questionable fees billed by some lawyers and trial experts, accor...