Articles filed under Politics
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Hanover Park man held after gun incidentAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A Hanover Park man was ordered held on bond Saturday after he was shot at Wednesday by two men in a dark car. Omar Angon, 20, of 7402 Briar Lane, was standing on the 200...
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Officials say Bill Clinton to address DemocratsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Party officials say former President Clinton will deliver a speech on the third night of the Democratic National Convention before an address by the as-yet-to-be-named r...
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Governor threatens to keep lawmakers at Capitol for weeksAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - If state lawmakers are considering a tax increase to come up with more money for schools, Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants them to do it now, not wait until afte...
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News media makes Obama a rock starAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - When Sen. Obama spoke in Germany, there was a free concert for German citizens. The number one rock band in Germany, Reggeasanger and the German popular band, Reamonn, p...
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Quarrel over quarry snags Batavia's rec center plansAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Residents with a desire to keep old-town tradition and those who said Batavia should move into the 21st century butted heads Thursday night as the Batavia Park District ...
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Federal investigators drop Ledger drug inquiryAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a criminal case into how Heath Ledger obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed to his overdose death...
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Batavia park district seeks input on rec centerAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - For the second time in less than a month, the Batavia Park District will take feedback from the public with regards to a new recreation center in the city. Park district...
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Congressional hopeful offers energy planAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican congressional candidate Steve Greenberg of Long Grove released his eight-point energy plan Wednesday, saying voters deserve to know details about such an impo...
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Veto power starts battleAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - In a move that jeopardizes a tamer health insurance expansion plan, Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched a fresh assault on House Democrats by rewriting a measure to force insu...
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Sheley pleads not guilty in Galesburg murderAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- A man suspected of eight killings in a two-state spree in June has pleaded not guilty to one of the slayings. Nicholas Sheley also demanded a jury trial dur...