Articles filed under Illinois
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Birkett critical of governor's offer to ChicagoJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Days after Gov. Rod Blagojevich suggested offering state police manpower to curb Chicago's "out of control" crime rate, one of his most vocal critics in law enforcement ...
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Police: Woman outside Lane Bryant during slayingsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Law enforcement officials investigating five slayings at a south suburban Chicago clothing store earlier this year say a woman was about to enter the store during the sh...
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Another alligator found in Chicago areaJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials say they've captured a 40-inch American alligator near a suburban Chicago lake. Will County Forest Preserve spokesman Bruce Hodgdon says officials used raw chi...
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Downstate minister accused of sex abuse fit to stand trialJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- An ex-minister and former substitute teacher from central Illinois has been found competent to stand trial on federal child pornography charges. Thirty-eight-y...
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Peterson's attorneys end effort to block lawsuitJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - JOLIET _ Drew Peterson's attorneys have withdrawn a motion seeking to block efforts by his third wife's family to file a wrongful-death lawsuit. Kathleen Savio's family...
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Sauerberg washes hands of O'Hare expansionJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg declined Thursday to take a position on O'Hare International Airport expansion, which is touted by supporters as an econ...
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State gives, then takes from mass transitJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The state gives and the state takes away. But after experiencing a $500 million emergency windfall only to lose $37 million in a stroke of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pen, R...
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Cats seized from hoarder causing problemsJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- Taking care of 28 cats seized from a woman charged with animal hoarding in May has been costing St. Clair County Animal Services in Belleville more than $5...
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Cahokia Mounds to get audio-guided toursJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE -- The Cahokia Mounds historic site near Collinsville soon will begin offering audio-guided tours in three languages, courtesy of funding to be freed up by ...
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Illinois job losses mount in JuneJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Jayne Huseman of Naperville got a job just after earning her civil engineering degree and soon was promoted to construction project manager at a site-development firm. S...