Articles filed under Illinois
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Regulators pressed on railroad saleJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois lawmakers are asking federal regulators to give greater consideration to concerns expressed by suburban Chicago residents who would be affected by the proposed ...
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Sheley indicted in slaying, home invasionJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - MORRISON -- The man suspected of eight killings in a two-state spree in June has been indicted by a Whiteside County jury in the slaying of a 93-year-old Sterling man an...
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Employees fight move of traffic divisionJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Department of Transportation workers opposed to moving the state's traffic safety division to southern Illinois have taken their opposition to th...
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When Bambi attacks: Show features deer attacks at SIUJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The story of deer attacking pedestrians on the Southern Illinois University campus in Carbondale is drawing national attention. SIU wildlife researcher Clay Nielsen is s...
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Corrupt prison official gets 2 yearsJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Fighting back tears and apologizing to his teenage daughters, the former head of the Illinois prison system was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday for ta...
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Lisa Madigan no fan of 'Meth Coffee'Jul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois attorney general wants a San Francisco company to stop marketing a beverage branded as Meth Coffee to Illinois consumers. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has ...
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3 workers killed in explosion at Wis. paper millJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - TOMAHAWK, Wis. -- A storage tank explosion at a northern Wisconsin paper mill Tuesday killed three workers and injured a fourth, the company that owns the mill said. Pac...
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After ruling, U.S. towns rush to repeal gun bansJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1981, Morton Grove made history by becoming the first municipality in the nation to ban the possession of handguns. Twenty-seven years later, Morton Grove has repeale...
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Durbin pushes trains, not planesJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - With airlines cutting flights and jobs, travelers need a Plan B using ground transportation, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says. The downstate Democrat introduced legislation Tu...
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Cops issue warrant in 8-year-old's deathJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man they say left a shotgun in a yard, leading to the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old Rockford boy. Police said Tuesday that 2...