Articles filed under Illinois
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Cole Hall renovation and new building decidedMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The head of Northern Illinois University said the school has a $7.7 million plan to remodel the lecture hall where five people were slain by a suicidal gu...
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Construction costs a political hang-upMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Around the Capitol, the perception is that "everyone" wants new roads, bridges and schools. The problem is no one can agree on how to pay for them. There ...
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'Pay to play' ban advances, faces uncertain Senate futureMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Legislation to combat "pay to play" politics in Illinois advanced to the Senate floor Thursday, where it faces an uncertain future because of what the Sen...
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Mosque 'emergency drill' has Muslims crying foulMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - IRVING -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations is crying foul over an emergency preparedness drill targeting a simulated mosque in the central Illinois commuity of ...
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House votes down officials' pay hikesMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House voted Wednesday to reject pay increases of $7,000 next year, citing a lagging economy and litany of unfinished business at the Capitol....
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Chicago State U. Interim president namedMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago State University officials say they've named an interim president. Frank Pogue Jr. will replace the school's embattled leader Elnora Daniel, who announced earlie...
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Tollway boss: Nearly half of all violations honest mistakesMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Nearly half of all drivers recently slapped with toll fines are not intentionally cheating, and tollway officials are now reprimanding a contractor blamed for a 13-month...
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Speedier federal appeals hearings orderedMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal appeals court has ruled owners of vehicles seized in drug cases are entitled to speedy hearings to determine if authorities can hold on to the property. A clas...
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Former state employee pleads not guilty to theft chargesMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A former employee of the state treasurer's office accused of embezzling $750,000 in taxpayer funds has pleaded not guilty. Debra Kay Kirby entered her ple...
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Blagojevich has anti-violence planMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's $150 million plan to curb youth violence after a rash of Chicago shootings relies on something the Democrat hasn't done before: getting lawmakers ...