Articles filed under Illinois
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Ten years later, officials remember 'Roby Ridge' standoffSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - ROBY -- It was the longest standoff in Illinois State Police history, lasting 39 days and costing nearly $650,000. By the time the dust settled, a 51-year-old widow had ...
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Hillary's high school pals rallySep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - In the mid-'60s, they voted her Most Likely to Succeed. These days -- their hair a little grayer, the stakes a little higher but their faith in their high school classma...
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Proposal to limit municipal primaries faces oppositionSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Provisions in an already controversial Senate bill sent to the governor's desk likely would reduce the number of municipal primary elections. "That particular provision...
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Like others, Neale rides the cash cowSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - It seems that School District U-46's educational messiah joined the list of other public servants to threaten themselves into huge benefits. Now Connie Neale also joins ...
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Illinois crime drops again, but murders, robberies climbSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Serious crime in Illinois fell again last year, but murders rose unexpectedly and violent crime was more of a problem in rural parts of the state, new sta...
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SIU president's friend says he rallied for poll supportSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- An online newspaper poll found resounding support for Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard, but a Poshard friend's admission that he rallie...
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Casinos want their smokesSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A statewide smoking ban has yet to snuff a single cigarette and already repeal efforts are afoot at the Capitol. The gambling industry is actively lobbyin...
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Briefs: 'Alcopop' ads targetedSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A new state law aims to keep companies from marketing flavored alcoholic beverages to minors. The drinks, also known as "alcopops," are alcoholic beverages mixed with fr...
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Defense attorney unhappy with delay in mob trialSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A defense attorney at Chicago's biggest mob trial in years said Friday he is unhappy about a delay in jury deliberations, but experts suggested its impact on the case is...
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Boys' murderer dies in prisonSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe it was the memory of the old man opening his door and asking if John Rotunno was there to talk about the decades-old murders of the man's son and two other boys. O...