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Apartment flooding displaces families

Rondrell Moore — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:35 GMT

Mill Creek Apartments owner Michael Wyatt said a piece of concrete clogged the city's drain causing sewage to back up into his apartment complex, destroying everything.

Cemetery where graves dug up reopens

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:30:47 GMT

A Chicago-area cemetery that was shut down after four former workers were accused of digging up graves in a scheme to resell burial plots is open again.

Illinois firearm deer hunt begins

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:27:30 GMT

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is urging hunters to make safety their first priority as the state's deer season begins this week.

Funeral plans for Ill. soldier killed

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:10 GMT

Funeral services will be held later in the day for a 21-year-old Chicago soldier who was killed during the shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

No homicide in schools chief death

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:53 GMT

Chicago police said Wednesday that tests have revealed gunshot residue on the hand of Michael Scott — the strongest evidence yet that the president of the city's school board took his own life.

Gitmo detainees could come to Illinois

Amanda Jarrett — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:19:23 GMT

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said a deal to sell a prison in Illinois to the federal government to house the detainees will probably happen.

Quinn: Prison deal probably will happen

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:02 GMT

Gov. Pat Quinn says a deal to sell a prison in northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees "probably" will happen.

Quinn, Hynes to debate

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:46 GMT

The last time Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes debated, the two Democratic candidates for governor were on the attack and gave their Republican rivals plenty of material.

Cops prevent crime starting in schools

News Staff — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:48:12 GMT

Illinois lawmakers cut funding by 10 percent last year to preschool education and, with a tough budget situation this year, more cuts for an important program could be in the future.

Officials inspect jail for Gitmo inmates

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:06:28 GMT

Federal officials are due to arrive in rural northwest Illinois to inspect a prison that could be bought by the federal government and used to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Rosebud Theatre may remain open

Jessica Hayes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:20:24 GMT

Doors at the Rosebud Theatre in Effingham may not be closing for good after all.

Ill. soldier killed at Fort Hood home

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:01:32 GMT

The body of a 21-year-old Illinois soldier killed in last week's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, has arrived back in his hometown.

Veterans honored in southern Illinois

News Staff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:15:22 GMT

People in Olney, Ill. held a special Veterans Day parade to show their support for area service men and women.

Illinois man among Ft. Hood victims

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:49 GMT

A yellow ribbon is tied to a porch light. Red, white and blue bunting hangs from the wooden porch. And a sticker stamped with American flags on the front door reads, "United we stand."

Ill. GOP to crack down on negative ads

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:52:47 GMT

The Illinois Republican Party is feeling positive about its chances to win key elections next year after a GOP rout in governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey.

Vote allows abortion notification law

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:49:13 GMT

A Chicago-based anti-abortion law group says it's heartened by today's vote by a state board that clears the way for enforcement of Illinois' abortion notification law.

Police look for bank robbery suspect

News Staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:42:27 GMT

When police in Edgar County started an investigation after a bank robbery there, they found the robbery was not the first for this suspect.

Heating assistance grant period open

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:01:58 GMT

The application period for low-income Illinoisans to apply winter home heating assistance has opened.

Jim Ryan returns to run for governor

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:56:21 GMT

Jim Ryan said Tuesday he has more experience than the other candidates seeking the Republican nomination.

Olney man killed in accident

News Staff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:37:08 GMT

Officials said 43-year-old Joseph Blaze, of Olney, was driving a motorcycle east on U.S. 50, one mile west of Olney

Burris stops by for health care speech

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:48:57 GMT

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris plans to use a stop in Chicago to outline his position on proposed changes to the way health care is provided in America.

Edgar Co. to hold H1N1 shot clinics

News Staff — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:55:16 GMT

The health department will hold a will hold clinic Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. central time. The first vaccinations will be for children ages 4 to 18.

Politicians file petitions for primary

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:31:52 GMT

It's time for Illinois politicians to stop just talking about a run for office and start the formal process of getting on the ballot.

Caterpillar cuts 2,500 laid-off workers

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:35:40 GMT

Caterpillar Inc. said Monday about 2,500 laid-off employees will be permanently cut from the company and 550 others will be brought back to work by the end of next year.

Gov. announces candidacy for full term

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:08:12 GMT

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who succeeded ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich in January, has formally declared his run for a full term.

Search for runaway bull ends

Lindsay Stalf — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:51:32 GMT

A Wabash Valley man was out riding a horse Wednesday afternoon when he saw the bull and shot it.

Bull continues to elude authorities

News Staff — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:11:14 GMT

Crawford County, Ill. officials continued a large search Tuesday, hoping to capture the bull that brutally attacked a Palestine woman.

Bull on the loose after mauling woman

Amanda Jarrett — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:11:09 GMT

The search continued Monday for a runaway bull after it brutally attacked a Wabash Valley woman.

Turtles blamed for salmonella outbreak

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:22:46 GMT

A new report seeks to remind people that having pet turtles, still sold illegally in the U.S., is not the best idea due to salmonella risk.

Rescued pet gets a special plane ride

Dan Klein — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:10:12 GMT

There's a new resident in the Wabash Valley, at least for awhile. But this one comes with a furry coat, four paws and a tail, as well as a painful injury.