Articles filed under Illinois
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Downstate man arrested for caging childrenJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Police in suburban Chicago say a father has admitted locking his two young children in a cage in his pickup truck. Ricardo Gonzalez of Midlothian was arrested after offi...
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Ex-coach cleared of sexual abuseJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- A former Metro East high school football coach found in a car with a female student has been found innocent of sexual abuse. Thomas Pagliaro was tried in...
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Man suspected in 8 slayings captured at downstate barJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - GRANITE CITY -- An ex-convict suspected in a grisly killing spree that left eight people in two states dead within a matter of days was well known to his hometown police...
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State's minimum wage rises to $7.75 per hourJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Minimum-wage workers in Illinois are getting a 25-cent hourly boost in pay, to $7.75 per hour. The raise took effect Tuesday. It is the second in a four-st...
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Five people shot outside Bellwood homeJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLWOOD -- Five people were shot as they stood outside a house in the west suburban Bellwood. Bellwood police spokesman Richard Blass said an unknown person from across...
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Court rebuffs ex-Daley aidesJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief and two other former city officials lost their bid Tuesday for an unusual hearing by all of Chicago's actively sitting fe...
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Alleged bomber 'The Bishop' fails to get bondJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge reversed a lower court decision Wednesday and refused to set bond for an Iowa man accused of sending threats and two pipe bombs to brokerages and signing...
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Democrats face off in rare impeachment fightJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Three of the state's governors have served time. Scores of legislators and aldermen have gotten into legal trouble over the years. But Illinois politician...
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No state budget leaves schools, others in limboJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Increased education and health care spending projects, along with the rest of the $59.2 billion Illinois budget, hang in limbo as the state appears likely ...
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Cops seek Sterling murder suspectJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Police are still looking for a suspect they believe beat a 93-year-old Sterling man to death, and another man faces an obstruction of justice charge in the investigation...