Articles filed under Illinois
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Another new search for Steve FossettAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - HAWTHORNE, Nev. -- A year after aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett vanished on a Labor Day solo flight over western Nevada, friends and admirers are waging a new searc...
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Illinois sending more guardsmen to GustavAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois National Guard has activated two more helicopters crews to head to the Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Gustav. State officials say the crews we...
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State GOP shifts gears at convention, focuses on Gustav relief fundraisingAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - As Hurricane Gustav rips into the southern coast, Illinois Republicans shifted gears in the Twin Cities to raise funds for relief efforts. "A lot of us have family and ...
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Fisherman who died in Wisconsin from YorkvilleAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - GREEN LAKE, Wis. -- Authorities in Wisconsin have released the identity of an Illinois fisherman whose body was recovered from Little Green Lake. The Green Lake County S...
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Illinois man found dead on I-94 frontage roadAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - CALEDONIA, Wis. -- Police in Wisconsin have asked for help from the public to find the driver involved in a hit-run accident that killed a 22-year-old Illinois man. Acco...
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2 dead from chemical exposure at plantAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS -- Two people have died after exposure to a dangerous chemical at a storage and mixing plant, a city official said Sunday. At least eight people were sick...
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Mich. driver who killed 5 in crash to leave prisonAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WESTVILLE, Ind. -- A newspaper says a truck driver convicted in a 2006 crash that killed four Taylor University students and a staff member -- including a St. Charles wo...
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Who will replace Obama in the Senate?Aug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - If Barack Obama wins the presidency, he may be the leader of the free world - but he won't have the power to pick his own U.S. Senate replacement. That plum assignment f...
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Democrats' detente lasts only a dayAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - While Illinois Democrats gathered Thursday to see Chicago's Barack Obama become the first black man to accept the party's nomination for president, Gov. Rod Bla...
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Budget cuts claim 11 state parks, 13 historic sites, 325 jobsAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER - While Illinois Democrats gathered Thursday to see Chicago's Barack Obama become the first black man to accept the party's nomination for president, Gov. Rod Bla...