Articles filed under Illinois
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Episcopal Diocese chooses moderate bishopNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WHEELING, Ill. -- A moderate church leader, the Rev. Jeffrey Lee, was elected the 12th Bishop of Chicago at the diocese convention Saturday, defeating seven other candid...
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Downstate banker with 'Robin Hood' complex sentenced to federal prisonNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- A former bank executive who reportedly had a "Robin Hood" complex has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for improperly taking money from some accou...
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Allegations resurface over Blagojevich donationsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Published reports say the Illinois State Police have reopened an investigation into whether a fundraiser illegally pressured a pharmacy owner to donate $25,000 to the ca...
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FAA: O'Hare flight caps not decided yetNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration said a cap on flights into O'Hare International Airport won't necessarily be lifted instantly next year when a new runway is schedul...
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Explosions, fire severely damage Springfield power plantNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A series of explosions followed by a spectacular wind-whipped fire did extensive damage at Springfield's main power plant late Saturday, but caused no inj...
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State wants every gambler cardedNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - For years, critics have called the Illinois Gaming Board's self-exclusion program for problem gamblers a joke. The program invited gambling addicts to sign up to be excl...
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Officer's ex-wife to be exhumedNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Authorities probing the disappearance of a Bolingbrook police officer's wife said Friday the case has shifted from a missing persons investigation to a potential homicid...
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Downstate groomer pleads not guilty to poisoning dogsNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- A central Illinois dog groomer has pleaded not guilty to charges she used antifreeze-laced hamburger meat to poison two dogs owned by a competitor. ...
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War posters on display at Lincoln libraryNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In the days before television, U.S. propaganda in support of war fell to painters and photographers. The memorable images from war posters in the first ha...
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State to step up probe into low 2007 test scoresNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois education officials said Friday they're looking to hire an independent party to explore the issue of lackluster high school test scores on the 2007 Prairie Stat...