Articles filed under Illinois
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Bhutto provided the kind of leadership that the world needsJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto might have been prevented had she and her husband heeded advice from friends. Former U.S. Ambassador C...
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Man charged in deadly apartment fireJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - A 57-year-old suburban Chicago man faces charges that he intentionally set an apartment fire that killed three family members, allegedly because his son-in-law didn't as...
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Briefs: Chicago police seize gunsJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police seize guns Chicago police say they seized 45 weapons off the city's streets on New Year's eve. The weapons included a semiautomatic pistol, a .22 caliber ...
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Small town rallies to give disabled man a homeJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - BEECHER CITY -- The love of friends and the kindness of strangers ensured Bobby McCollum got a special holiday celebration. The 62-year-old developmentally challenged ma...
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GOP leaders see little hope in 2008Jan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Personal animosity among state leaders has become so deep that it threatens lawmakers' ability to approve anything of significance for the foreseeable fut...
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Chief lives on with Illini fansDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - URBANA -- Ray Allen Hughes is not going to the Rose Bowl, but his artwork will be there. Hughes, owner of Vision World tattoo parlor in Urbana, inks Chief Illiniwek tatt...
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Marathon signup laterDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Organizers of the Chicago Marathon have pushed back registration for the 2008 race. Spokeswoman Marianne Caponi said the event reaches capacity sooner each year and the ...
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Happy new laws, smokers and teen driversDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a year in which state leaders have been lambasted for their inability to do much of significance, smokers and teen drivers may beg to differ. Both are ...
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Cops: Downstate hunter shoots himself, diesDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - JOHNSTON CITY, Ill. -- Authorities in Williamson County say a southern Illinois man died after accidentally shooting himself while hunting. Coroner Mike Burke says 53-ye...
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Authorities say apartment fire that left 3 dead could be arsonDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Oak Forest police are questioning two men in connection with an apartment fire that left three people dead. Oak Forest Fire Chief Jim Berger says the volume of the fire ...