Articles filed under Illinois
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Trial begins in ex-Sen. Braun's muggingJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A trial is underway in Cook County Circuit Court of a man accused of attempting to rob former U.S. senator and presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun. Joseph Dixon i...
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R. Kelly case could go to jury on ThursdayJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - R. Kelly's defense attorneys surprised courtroom observers at his child pornography trial by resting their case Monday after calling about half the number of witnesses a...
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Deputy Gov. Nix leaving Blagojevich administrationJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Deputy Gov. Sheila Nix says she's proud of the work she and Gov. Rod Blagojevich have done to help expand health care options in Illinois. Nix, a graduate...
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Levee breaks in eastern Ill. force evacuationsJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - LAWRENCEVILLE -- Jim McClaskey drove in Tuesday to see whether floodwaters threatened a campsite near this southeastern Illinois community. He needed a boat to get out. ...
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Man's body pulled from Kankakee RiverJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - KANKAKEE -- Authorities in Kankakee say a body pulled from the Kankakee River appears to be that of a man reported missing. The body was found in the river after fisherm...
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Tourist killed in downstate crashJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - CHENOA -- A German tourist traveling to Los Angeles on a motorcycle on historic Route 66 has been killed in an accident in central Illinois. Authorities say 50-year-old ...
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Death row inmate found dead in cellJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - PONTIAC -- A death row inmate known as the "Bully of Toulon" has died in his cell at the Pontiac Correctional Center. Officials say Curt Thompson was found dead Friday n...
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Guilty plea in cut-from-womb caseJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- An Illinois woman pleaded guilty Monday to killing her pregnant friend, the unborn child and the victim's three children in a plea deal that allowed her to...
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Church gets new $1.1 million organJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON -- There's a reason the front of the sanctuary at Second Presbyterian Church looked a bit barren in recent months. A three-story-tall organ belongs front and...
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Community spoke; district listenedJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Community spoke; district listened The Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to NOT put soccer fields at Ackerman Woods. The vote was 4-1 wit...