Articles filed under Illinois
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Do state troopers get enough training?Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A crash that killed two sisters has raised questions about whether Illinois State Police troopers get adequate training in the handling of their vehicles, ...
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Civil rights icon: Obama not ready to be presidentDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Civil rights icon Andrew Young says Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is too young and lacks the support network to ascend to the White House. In...
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Man dies after 13 years in coma; murder charges may be comingDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - DECATUR -- Central Illinois authorities are trying to decide if a man convicted in a 1994 battery of someone who has died after 13 years in a coma can now be charged wit...
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High court to post oral arguments on WebDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court plans to begin publishing video and audio recordings of oral arguments on its Web site beginning next month. Court officials sa...
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Lockport teen accused of murderDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - A 17-year-old Lockport boy has been charged with murder and sexual assault in the August death of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found in a city park. Will County aut...
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A tale of two candidate visitsDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Two presidential contenders stopped in Chicago on Friday to give a little attention -- in their own, unique ways -- to Illinois voters in the march toward the state's Fe...
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Watch out for thorns when looking for Rose Bowl ticketsDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illini fans are urged to be wary of ticket and travel scams as a New Year's Day Rose Bowl showdown with USC draws near. State consumer protection official...
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Cops dismiss trucker's tip in Peterson caseDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - A trucker who claimed to have seen Drew Peterson hours after the former police officer's wife disappeared did not actually see the suspect, authorities said Friday. "We ...
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Jackson can donate to wifeDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. may give money from his political fund to help his wife's campaign to be a Democratic ward committeeman under an advisory ruling Thursday. T...
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Unsolved missing person cases show disparity in media coverageDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - If not for the media's obsession with a missing white mother, police in Joliet might never have identified the 14-year-old black girl whose burned body was found in a pa...