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MADIGAN: CONTRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD FOR ILLEGALLY OBTAINING CONTRACT...
Attorney General Investigation Reveals Minority-Owned Business Fraud in Phase Two of Illinois Capitol Restoration Project Chicago – Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the former president of a...
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TWO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH METHAMPHETAMINE CONSPIRACY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT—On April 23, 2014, Thomas D. Tindall, 21, of Willisville, and Seth D. Conway, 26, of Percy, were charged by indictment with conspiracy to manufacture...
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Nightly NewsCap: Headlines they way you like em for the evening, in AUDIO
Lyndi returns tonight with a set of headlines for the evening of Friday, May 2, 2014, in your Nightly NewsCap! Topics covered include: Claudia Jill Oldani sentenced in Saline County court today;...
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EMPLOYEES REPORT DAIRY QUEEN ROBBER TRIED THE SAME THING IN CARMI
WHITE CO., Ill.—The major cash theft occurring Thursday night at McLeansboro’s Dairy Queen was not an isolated incident, according to employees. An employee advised Disclosure last night that the same...
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Latinos take pass on Obamacare in Illinois
By Peter Frost, Tribune reporter May 4, 2014 Despite launching a Spanish language website, a bilingual call center and spending millions on outreach and marketing efforts targeting Latinos, the state...
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MERS makes first U.S. appearance, in Indiana
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN updated 2:32 AM EDT, Sat May 3, 2014 (CNN) – The first U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has been reported in Indiana, the Centers for Disease...
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CANDIDATE SELECTED TO REPLACE DECEASED PRIMARY WINNER
JOHNSON CO., Ill.—The Democrat Party in Johnson County has selected their candidate for sheriff to replace the man who died shortly after the March 18 Primary election this year. Norman Suits, of...
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Illinois state workers retiring to lock in pension benefits
Lee Enterprises May 2, 2014 SRINGFIELD, Ill. • Illinois officials saw a surge in retirements last month as workers tried to lock in their pension benefits before an overhaul of the state’s...
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More than 2,100 confirmed dead in Afghan landslide
BY MIRWAIS HAROONI AND JEREMY LAURENCE KABUL Sat May 3, 2014 7:23am EDT (Reuters) – Afghan officials gave up hope on Saturday of finding any survivors from a landslide in the remote northeast, putting...
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Environment as important as genes in autism, study finds
By Kate Kelland Reuters 3:43 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2014 LONDON (Reuters) – Environmental factors are more important than previously thought in leading to autism, as big a factor as genes, according to the...
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Illinois ‘haunted house’ sells in bidding war
By: Emily Heffter May 2, 2014 Despite reports of being haunted, this historic mansion at 206 N. Broadway in Joliet, Ill., sold in a week in a bidding war. And the enthusiasm hasn’t ended. Listing agent...
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Timothy Frederick Knight Allegedly Stole Car To Attend Court Hearing About...
The Huffington Post | by Ed Mazza Posted: 05/02/2014 2:46 am EDT Updated: 05/02/2014 4:59 am EDT On the one hand, accused car thief Timothy Frederick Knight showed up for his court hearing last month....
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Vatican panel on sexual abuse meets, plans to tackle church cover-ups
Tom Kington 6:08 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2014 Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston and Marie Collins, a victim of abuse by a priest when she was a teenager, are among the members of the commission on sexual...
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MOTORCYCLE CRASH SENDS LOCAL MAN TO HOSPITAL
WHITE CO., Ill.—A motorcycle wreck in White County last night sent the operator to the hospital, and resulted in multiple citations for him as well. The wreck occurred last night (Sunday, May 5,...
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CREAL SPRINGS MAN INDICTED AND ARRAIGNED ON MULTIPLE WEAPONS CHARGES
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT/ILLINOIS—The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Robert Ira Longworth, 27, of Creal Springs,...
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MOTORCYCLE CRASH INJURES TWO IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.—A motorcycle crash in Williamson County has injured both the operator and a passenger, according to law enforcement reports. The crash occurred yesterday (Sunday, May 4, 2014) at...
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HALF OF ILLINOISANS WANT TO LEAVE…SO ARE THERE ANY REASONS FOR THEM TO STAY?
05/5/2014 Staff Writer Land of Lincoln Lowdown Last week, a Gallup poll sent ripples through the state of Illinois when it revealed exactly half (50 percent in case you weren’t sure) of Illinoisans...
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READ THE LEAD: Crisis time for Illinois’ school districts strikes Carrier Mills
While Springtime, for most people, entails fine weather, fresh starts and happy thoughts, school districts in Illinois aren’t among those who enjoy ANY of those things at this time of year when it...
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Studies Find ‘Young Blood’ Reverses Effects Of Aging In Mice
by MALCOLM RITTER Posted: 05/04/2014 9:55 pm EDT Updated: 05/04/2014 9:59 pm EDT NEW YORK (AP) — If Mickey Mouse is feeling his age at 86, scientists may have found just the tonic: the blood of younger...
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In offensive against sex trafficking, Ann Wagner steps into controversial realm
By Chuck Raasch May 03, 2014 11:00 pm Dedee Lhamon, founder and executive director of The Covering House, a home for girls who have been involved in sexual trafficking or exploitation, talks...
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