Articles filed under Illinois
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Briefs: Delinquents' names postedDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois state officials are posting online the names of 131 people and businesses who owe more than $1,000 in taxes. The Revenue Department has listed the names on its ...
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Business group sues over governor's health care planDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan for a multimillion-dollar expansion of a health care program without legislative approval has landed the state in court, with a business grou...
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Durbin pushing plan to help foreclosure crisisDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Bankruptcy judges would be allowed to come to the aid of homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure under a proposal pushed by Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin. The S...
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N. Illinois soldier killed in Colo. shootingDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A Fort Carson soldier from northern Illinois who was found fatally shot on a sidewalk last week had survived two tours of duty to Iraq, the Ar...
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Peterson may face criminal charge for official misconductDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Prosecutors are reviewing an internal Bolingbrook Police investigation to determine whether a former sergeant suspected in his wife's disappearance could be criminally c...
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Report: Blacks more likely to be jailed for drug crimesDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - A new report finds blacks in Cook County are imprisoned for drug crimes at 58 times the rate of whites. The report by the Washington, D.C.-based Justice Policy Institute...
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Ill. sportscaster faces trial on drug arrestDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - PEKIN, Ill. -- Former NFL player and Fox Sports broadcaster Bill Maas will be tried March 10 on felony drug and misdemeanor weapons charges. Maas was arraigned in Tazewe...
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Briefs: Transit vote next week?Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - The state's top lawmakers and Gov. Rod Blagojevich are still trying to agree on a gambling expansion that would pay for a statewide construction program and pave the way...
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Teamsters move to oust United unionDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Teamsters sought the right Monday to represent United Airlines mechanics, filing a petition and predicting it will win an election to displace the Aircraf...
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Gaming board prepares to issue 10th casino license 'as quickly as possible'Dec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - With two legal victories in its pocket and estimates it is $1 billion behind in generating revenue for the state, the Illinois Gaming Board says it will move "as quickly...