Articles filed under Illinois
-
What is Kabbalah? Don't ask MadonnaOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Ask most Americans what they know about Kabbalah and their answer will be "Madonna practices it." Dozens of other celebrities do, too, including Demi Moore, Ashton Kutch...
-
Man accused of killing outside Lincoln Library fit for trialOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A man who allegedly beat to death a homeless man outside the Lincoln Library has been found fit to stand trial. Robert B. Jones, 46, who is also homeless,...
-
Teacher alleges age, racial bias in lawsuit against school districtOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - A veteran teacher is suing the East Aurora School District, alleging he was removed from several coaching jobs because of his age and race. Robert E. Green, of Oswego, w...
-
Briefs: Flight to Chicago divertedOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - A United Airlines flight from Connecticut to Chicago has made an unscheduled landing in Albany, N.Y., because of a potential engine problem. Flight 791 left Bradley Inte...
-
New law requiring moment of silence in Illinois schools starts todayOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Beginning today, public schools across Illinois are required to offer students a moment of silence to pray, ponder the day or otherwise reflect on their l...
-
Senate restores some of budget cut by governorOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers restored a sliver of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's state budget cuts Thursday amid renewed insults and finger-pointing. Republicans accused Senat...
-
Obama needs to shift his campaign into a higher gearOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Politics is about self-control and staying on message. But it's also about letting go. It's this attribute -- the politician's equivalent of getting "into the zone" -- t...
-
Auto dealers can't haggle on sentenceOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Chicago auto dealers convicted of swapping Jaguars, BMWs and Cadillacs for millions of dollars in drug money learned Wednesday that they will go to prison for 20 yea...
-
Legislators honor late Rosemont leaderOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIED -- State lawmakers Wednesday recalled the late Don Stephens as a visionary, who saw the potential for Rosemont when few others did, and then had both the deal...
-
Accord reached on dispensing morning-after pillOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois pharmacists who object to dispensing emergency birth control would be allowed to step aside while someone else filled the prescription, under a d...