Articles filed under Illinois
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Judge: Ex-SIU student's note admissible in threat trialAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A Madison County judge says a rampage-threatening note found by police in a car on Southern Illinois University's Edwardsville campus can be used during ...
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Blagojevich says rewrite expands ethics reforms, not guts itAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As Illinois Democrats rallied in Denver for their 'favorite son' during the party's first day at the convention, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was back in Chicago rewriting legis...
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NIU president pleased with new campus safety lawAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- The president of Northern Illinois University says he's pleased that Gov. Rod Blagojevich has signed the state's new Campus Security Enhancement Act. The law w...
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Illinois Dems offer little for Obama to brag aboutAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president from the steps of the Old State Capitol, he described Springfield as the crucible where he learned the art of pol...
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Downstate teachers accused of ignoring abuseAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA -- Three former Urbana school officials have pleaded not guilty to failing to report child abuse by a teacher. Former Superintendent Gene Amberg, former principal...
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Pontiac fights long odds to save prison, jobsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC, Ill. _ When folks here heard the governor wanted to close the 137-year-old prison, sucking hundreds of jobs from the area, they mobilized in a way that only sma...
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Downstate Marine added to Iraq deathsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- The military says a North Carolina-based Marine who died last year from injuries he suffered in 2005 has officially been counted as a combat death in Ir...
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55 dogs seized after puppy mill raidAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - ARTHUR -- Douglas County authorities say they've raided an unlicensed puppy mill and seized 55 dogs they say were living in deplorable conditions. County Animal Control ...
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Woman in Jordan case to remain in jail for nowAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - MEADVILLE, Pa. -- A northwestern Pennsylvania woman who claims Michael Jordan fathered her son is still in jail because a judge says she hasn't promised not to bother Jo...
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Mason County man pleads not guilty to animal crueltyAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - HAVANA, Ill. _ A Mason County man has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty for beating a cocker spaniel in the head with a hammer. The attorney for 53-year-old Freddie M...