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IDNR Plans To Acquire Four Properties For State Parks

October 7, 2014 @ 8:25 am

State parks and recreation areas are expanding. The state has announced the following acquisitions, worth a total of around $2.1 million: – Burning Star...

Regular Voter Registration Ends Tuesday

October 7, 2014 @ 8:18 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Tuesday is the last day for regular voter registration ahead of Nov. 4. Illinois residents who have a driver’s license or state...

SIU Bomb Threat Suspect To Appear In Court For Bond Hearing

October 7, 2014 @ 7:33 am

BENTON, Ill. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking a psychiatric examination for a Chicago man accused of mailing threats to Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale...

University Of Illinois Professor Earns Honor From White House

October 6, 2014 @ 8:21 am

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The White House has named a University of Illinois entomology professor as a winner of the nation’s highest honor for...

Police Look For Suspects Accused Of Stealing A Thousand Pounds Of Copper

October 6, 2014 @ 8:05 am

Norris City, Ill. – The White County Sheriff’s office says nearly one thousand pounds of copper wire have been stolen from a business in...

Republicans Concerned About Future Of Illinois' Income Tax Rate

October 6, 2014 @ 8:03 am

Republican lawmakers believe the possibility of action on the expiring income tax increase depends on who wins the governor’s race. Illinois Senate Minority Leader...

Church Opens Again After Fire

October 6, 2014 @ 7:56 am

ROYALTON, Ill. (AP) — Members of a southern Illinois congregation have a new place of worship more than a year after their 89-year-old church...

Twardoski Sentenced To 53 Years For Fatal House Fire

October 4, 2014 @ 8:20 am

CHESTER, Ill. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to setting a house fire last year in Percy that killed four children has been...

Bond Hearing Set For SIU Bomb Threat Suspect

October 4, 2014 @ 8:17 am

BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago man who federal prosecutors accuse of mailing threats to Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus will remain jailed at...

Scott Air Force Base Helps In Fight Against Ebola

October 4, 2014 @ 8:15 am

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois-based Air Mobility Command has led 10 missions to Africa in support of a multinational operation aiming to contain...