Articles filed under Illinois
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Ash borer found in BloomingtonJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture says it has identified two beetles collected in Bloomington as adult emerald ash borers, the pest blamed for the de...
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Boy's death under investigationJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities in the southern Chicago suburb of Crete are investigating allegations that abuse by both parents led to the death of a 12-year-old boy. The Cook County Medic...
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Last student held in Bradley death releasedJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - PEORIA - The last of four college students convicted in the death of a Bradley University soccer player has been released from jail. Twenty-two-year-old Ryan Johnson ser...
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ISU prof examines sacred spacesJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- In James Mai's panoramic shot of the Taj Mahal, the Indian landmark is shown from the rear. He was atypically close to a wall when he photographed, making...
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Evicted woman sits for 16 days; judge intervenesJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - URBANA - A Champaign County judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a woman who's been sitting outside a central Illinois home for 16 days. Forty-two-year-old Jen...
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Sailors begin 100th Race to MackinacJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Sailors are a hearty bunch. That's according to Celeste Johnson, spokeswoman for the Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac, who says Saturday's rain didn't put a damper ...
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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...