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A Chicago-area laboratory will get $8.8 million in federal stimulus cash to help find ways to make batteries more efficient for use in cars and other vehicles.
Hannah Tuomi had 20 points and eight rebounds as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat Southern Illinois 90-64 Wednesday night.
Brandon Paul scored all 20 of his points in the first half, leading No. 23 Illinois to a 80-61 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.
Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than watch their neighbors continue to move away in despair over the lack of jobs.
Jeremy Granger scored 21 points and Eastern Illinois defeated Toledo 72-62 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.
The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday.
Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score and Sherrick McManis made a last-minute interception to preserve Northwestern's 21-16 win Saturday over Illinois.
Freshman guard Brandon Paul scored 22 points, and No. 23 Illinois rolled to a 96-69 victory over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Friday night.
Quarterback Chandler Harnish threw a touchdown pass in his first appearance in nearly a month as Northern Illinois topped Ball State on Thursday.
A suburban Chicago jury said Wednesday that a convicted murderer should be executed for the rape and killing of a 10-year-old girl kidnapped from her home 26 years ago — a case that helped lead to landmark death penalty reforms in Illinois, including a moratorium on executions.
A judge has ordered psychological testing for a central Illinois man charged with plotting to blow up a federal courthouse.
Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 23 points and No. 23 Illinois overcame a sluggish start to beat Quincy 84-63 in an exhibition game Sunday.
A former handyman convicted of killing seven people during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant in 1993 has been sentenced to life in prison.
Illinois taxpayers and businesses owing more than $1,000 in delinquent taxes are going worldwide.
Austin Signor kicked three field goals and Eastern Illinois beat Murray State 16-10 on Saturday.
Michigan receiver Roy Roundtree cradled the ball and sprinted for the end zone.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he supports a compromise on how to cap political contributions.
Illinois senior citizens can continue riding for free on mass transit, but the perk means other commuters could see their fares increase.
The Illinois Senate signed off Friday on a compromise that would establish the state's first limits on campaign donations, sending it to the governor despite Republican complaints that the bill concentrates power in the hands of a few political insiders.
Illinois lawmakers have approved the state's first limits on the size of political contributions — one of the highest-profile ethics proposals since former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (blah-GOY'-uh-viches) impeachment.
Indictments released Wednesday claim two brothers armed with a tire iron broke into a family's home to rob them and assault a teenage girl before beating five people to death.
Joe Allaria caught an 86-yard touchdown pass from Paul McIntosh to highlight Southern Illinois' 27-8 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday.
Lorence Ricks had three big special teams plays to lead Eastern Illinois to a 28-20 win over Jacksonville State on Saturday.
Chad Spann had two long touchdown runs to lead Northern Illinois to a 27-22 win over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday.
Obama's Gift to OsamaWhoever suggested that Barack Obama is not a Christian? Obama's decision to try those Gitmo prisoners in New York is the perfect gift for Osama bin Laden and just in time for Christmas.
If Illinois gets to house and incarcerate the prisoners from the terrorist camp at GITMO, will this be seen as a political win or a loss for the Governor and the people of the State of Michigan.
Illinois parental notification law goes into effect Tuesday (Abortion)Physicians in Illinois this week must begin notifying a parent or guardian when a girl 17 or younger seeks an abortion -- a rule abortion opponents long have sought, but which critics say could keep minors from seeking safe procedures.
Geanne Rosenberg: Protections for journalists shouldn't just apply to the ones collecting paychecksIn a widely reported controversy, Illinois prosecutors responded to a Protess-led, university-based journalistic investigation of a 31-year-old murder conviction with subpoenas seeking "virtually every conceivable record" relating to the school's newsgathering activities, i …
Comets DIDN'T Wipe out Sabertooths, Early Americans?Are you kidding me? Now scientists say that there is no conclusive evidence that it was a comet strike that killed off the North American dinosaurs in the frigid Younger Dryas period.
Seven Banks Fail FridayState and federal regulators closed seven community banks in five states Friday, bringing the total number of failed U.S. banks and thrifts this year to 106.
Ill. man escapes death penalty over 7 slayingsAn Illinois jury decided Tuesday that a former handyman will spend the rest of his life in prison, rather than be sent to death row, for the 1993 slayings of seven people at a suburban Chicago restaurant.
Forfeiture Laws, the War of Drugs, and Alvarez v. SmithIn Alvarez, the federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it was unconstitutional for Chicago police to seize cars and other property and hold it for many months at a time a without giving the owners any chance challenge the seizure.
Starlings overrun Bridgeport, IL neighborhoodI a real-life episode from the classic Hitchcock film, The Birds, masses of starlings have bombed local cars with droppings in this quiet Illinois neighborhood.
Quinn signs law to highlight Hispanic historyIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn is drumming up awareness of a new state law that's aimed at highlighting Hispanic history in public schools.
Chicago smoked out of cigarette-tax revenueCity tax stamps are missing on many of the packs of cigarettes sold in the Chicago area. An estimated 75 percent of cigarettes smoked in Chicago come from packs that don't bear city tax stamps. And revenues have been plummeting since the city tax went up in 2001.
Playboy Features Marge Simpson on CoverMarge is about to do something Homer might not approve of. Playboy magazine is turning over its cover to the matriarch of Springfield's first family: Marge Simpson.
Senate 2010: Most endangered seatsThe 2010 Senate landscape is almost evenly split down the middle: Republicans will be defending 18 seats, while the Democrats will be defending 19 seats, including the January special election in Massachusetts.
Comptroller for Illinois: State Finances A Mounting CrisisThe State of Illinois' pile of unpaid bills has grown to a record-breaking $3 billion. Comptroller Dan Hynes said Tuesday it's never before been this bad at this point in any previous fiscal year.
How much did IL Taxpayers fork over, so that Gov. Pat Quinn (D) could help unions organize?TRANSPARENCY is something we should all be in support of, regardless of our political perspective.
4 Teens Charged In Boy's Brutal Beating Death Of Derrion AlbertAmid beefed up security, students at Fenger High School went back to class Monday, but without one of their peers. Derrion Albert wasn't there after he was violently murdered in a melee Thursday that was caught on tape.
Teen Attacked, Beaten to Death in Melee. VideoThis is the hard lesson some students at Fenger High School have to deal with after a day of learning. For them it's a hard lesson of reality on the streets. Thursday after school, two rival gangs got into a fight three blocks from the high school.
EPA gives Indiana $954K to improve water qualityThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will give $954,000 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to help prevent water pollution, create jobs and protect the environment, the EPA announced Tuesday.
Five found killed in Illinois home - CNN.com(CNN) -- Five members of a family were found slain in their Beason, Illinois, home, authorities said Tuesday, and they urged people in the area to be cautious until the killer is found.
Prosecutor claims Belleville bus attacker flashed gang signshe second attacker of a 17-year-old student on a Belleville West bus flashed apparent gang signs after the beating, a prosecutor argued today in court.
Elgin to audit more for illegal city workersElgin leaders recently conducted their first full-blown audit of a city-hired temporary agency to ensure it was not hiring illegal workers.
'Ferris Bueller' house, 3 Wright homes on new list of endangered IL landmarksA Highland Park home and pavilion made famous in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," and three Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses were named on Wednesday as some of the Chicago area's most endangered places. Built from 1952 until 1954 and designed by architect A.
Hold On to Your Assets: The Supreme Court reviews Illinois' awful asset forfeiture law.This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Alvarez v. Smith, a challenge to the state of Illinois' Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (DAFPA).
The ACORN Saga: Another Argument for TransparencyThese reflections from the Center for Fiscal Accountability come after last night's important U.S. Senate vote to strip funds from ACORN.
Tape shows beating on bus of Belleville West student - White student beaten by 2 black students on school bus; Crowd Cheers...VIDEOBELLEVILLE — A Belleville West High School student was beaten aboard a bus on the way to school Monday, and a police spokesman said the beating could be racially motivated.
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