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DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett plans to run for Illinois attorney general in 2010 -- even if incumbent Lisa Madigan seeks a third term.
Full Story updated 7/2/2009 5:03 PM
An Illinois agency has begun recovery efforts at Rock River, where tens of thousands of fish suddenly died on the same weekend as an explosive train derailment in northern Illinois.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 7:12 AM
Social service workers in the suburbs got advance notice of impending layoffs Wednesday, as confusion over funding reigned because of the state budget impasse.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 12:00 AM
A central Illinois judge will allow DNA testing of blood and hair that a 42-year-old man hopes will clear him in his father's 1991 murder.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 1:59 PM
Health officials say the number of swine flu cases in Illinois has risen to more than 3,100. There have been 13 deaths in the state from the virus.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 1:58 PM
While Southern Illinois University has complied with a federal subpoena from prosecutors investigating ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, two other schools haven't.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 1:57 PM
The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted new rules of professional conduct for state lawyers.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 10:50 AM
Authorities say a worker died after he suffered an electrical shock while repairing a machine at a Fort Wayne bakery plant.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 10:49 AM
A man suspected of killing his wife in Rockford, Ill. has been arrested in northern Wisconsin.
Full Story published 7/2/200 10:48 AM
Crowding in the St. Clair County Jail is forcing the release of many of its prisoners.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 10:47 AM
Driving can be tough on the July Fourth weekend but the Illinois Department of Transportation is trying to make it a bit easier. IDOT says it is suspending some construction-related lane closures around the state starting Thursday at 3 p.m. until midnight on Sunday July 5.
Full Story updated 7/2/2009 7:35 AM
Diverse topics from presidential athleticism to French forts and Indian agents will be featured at the 11th annual Conference on Illinois History this fall. The conference will be Oct. 1-2 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in downtown Springfield.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 7:03 AM
Setting up a showdown over tax increases, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday vetoed part of the state budget lawmakers had approved, saying it would have forced "disgraceful and shameful" cuts to Illinoisans who need state help the most.
Full Story updated 7/2/2009 12:10 AM
Illinois wasn't alone Wednesday in its failed efforts to beat a hard-luck budget deadline. More than a half-dozen states, their revenues evaporating in the recession, frantically worked to stave off government shutdowns and devastating service cuts as they headed into new budget years without balanced spending plans.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 12:00 AM
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