Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawyers say prosecution possible without finding Peterson's bodyJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Twelve weeks of combing woods and construction sites on foot and horseback, diving into ponds and canals, and retracing Stacy Peterson's last contact with family and fri...
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Some lawmakers give themselves free rideJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- While voting to allow seniors to ride buses and trains for free in exchange for a mass transit bailout Thursday, lawmakers age 65 and up may have felt a t...
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All Illinois students will take same assessmentsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite pleas from about a dozen educators and parents Thursday, state officials confirmed that English learners will take the same standardized tests as their English-p...
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Nearly 600 smoking ban violations reported to Illinois regulatorsJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health says it's received nearly 600 reports of people violating the state's new smoking ban. State officials say 578 violations were r...
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Jury awards $22 million to family of woman who died during child birthJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A jury has awarded $22 million to the family of a woman who died from complications that arose during child birth at an Evanston hospital. The jury agreed with the famil...
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Party tent cost $68,750Jan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' big day at the Rose Bowl included a $68,750 bill for a big party in a big tent. A report from the state auditor general indicates the university rented the ten...
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Congressman intercedes in immigration caseJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A widowed illegal immigrant who was allowed to stay in the U.S. to care for her paralyzed husband for 14 years faces deportation to France unless a congressman's last-di...
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FBI steps up murder probeJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The FBI says it is investigating "an ongoing gang problem" in the West suburban Maywood that is believed to be connected to the 2006 slaying of Thomas Wood, the first of...
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Transit funding support in questionJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Age-old rifts between Chicago and its suburbs, upstate and downstate have re-emerged at the Capitol, fueled by the lingering debate over whether the state...
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Former grade school principal acquitted in sexual assault caseJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- The former principal of a central Illinois elementary school has been acquitted of two counts of sexual assault. On Wednesday, a Peoria jury found John Walker ...